Hydroponic is a technique of growing

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Terrestrial plants in water containing nutrients

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Solution

The correct option is D Terrestrial plants in water containing nutrients
Hydroponics is a technique of growing terrestrial plants.
It uses a nutrient solution called Hoagland solution.
A growing medium is used along with a thin layer of nutrient solution.
So the correct answer is 'Terrestrial plants in water containing nutrients'.

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Q. Identify the correct statements:
i. Technique of growing plants in nutrient solution is called hydroponics.
ii. Hydroponics is a soil-free method of growing plants.
iii. Nutrient medium need not be aerated for optimal plant growth.

Q. Hydroponics is a technique in which plants are grown in a ?

Bholu wants to grow plants inside his house but he does not like the mess soil makes. So, Bholu uses a technique called hydroponics. In this technique, plants are grown without soil and instead receive nutrients from mineral rich water that is made to flow over the plants roots as shown below. The water needs to be dissolved with chemicals containing plant nutrients such as containing nitrogen, potassium and zinc.

Choose the option that best depicts the relative amount of nutrients that needs to be added to the water. (A bigger circle means more amount and vice versa; if a circle is not present it means that the nutrient is not added ).

Q. Assertion :The technique of growing plants in a nutrient is known as hydroponics Reason: Hydroponics is used for commercial production of vegetables such as tomato, seedless cucumber and lettuce.

Bholu wants to grow plants inside his house but he does not like the mess soil makes. So, Bholu uses a technique called hydroponics. In this technique, plants are grown without soil and instead receive nutrients from mineral-rich water that is made to flow over the plant's roots as shown below. The water needs to be dissolved with chemicals containing plant nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium, and zinc.

Choose the option that best depicts the relative amount of nutrients that need to be added to the water. (A bigger circle means more amount and vice versa; if a circle is not present, means that the nutrient is not added ).

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