Question

What is hydroponic culture? How is it useful in mineral nutrition studies?

Answer 1

Hydroponic culture is cultivating plants without soil and by using mineral nutrient elements in the solution of water solvent. For example terrestrial plants grown only when the roots get exposed to an inert medium or a mineral solution. The hydroponic plants grow almost 50% faster than the plants grown in the soil which will help more in the studies of mineral nutrients according to the plant type