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Article: Hydroponic Strawberries Avoid Soil Pests.
- Article from:
- Agricultural Research
- Article date:
- November 1, 1998
- Author:
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The first recorded use of hydroponics is in one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Hanging Gardens of Babylon where, historians say, plants were grown in a steady stream of water. Centuries later, U.S. troops stationed on infertile Pacific Islands during World War II ate fresh fruits and vegetables produced by hydroponics.
Hydroponics--from the Greek words hydro (water) and ponos (labor)--is the science of growing plants without soil. Nutrients that plants usually get from soil are added to water.
Scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service are successfully using this time-honored way of producing crops at the Appalachian Fruit ...