Question

First experiment related to the method of hydroponics was done by

• A. Knop
• B. Hill
• C. Arnon
• D. Sachs

Answer 1

The correct option is D Sachs

Hydroponics is the technology of growing plants in a nutrient solution composed of water and fertilizer. The word hydroponics is derived from two Greek words: 'hydro' meaning water and 'ponos' meaning labor. The term hydroponics was first used in the late 1920's by a professor in California named Dr. W.F. Gericke. He developed a technique, pioneered by German scientists Sachs in 1860.