BIC concepts Nigeria brings you a comprehensive tutorial on Hydroponics by Adebowale Onafowora
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Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture and is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only.
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The benefits of Hydroponics are as follows;
• The rapid, year-round production of fresh green feed is the main advantage of this hydroponic system.

• The green feed is highly palatable and both ruminants and monogastrics have greatly benefited from the introduction of the freshly grown, nutritious green feed in their daily diet.

• In terms of protein and energy, the contribution of green feed to the animal’s ration is tremendous. It is rich in vitamins, minerals and growth factors. Growth factors are protein molecules that are normally present in minute amounts in the animal’s bones, muscles, fat and most other tissues.

• There are several types of growth factors and their generic function is to induce mitosis (cell growth) in tissues.

• In many natural grass species, the protein content is relatively low and growth factors are not present in veld grass. Rich sources of growth factors include green feed, lucerne meal, fish soluble and milk; however, the best sources are those that are fresh and unprocessed.

• The occurrence of respiratory conditions is greatly reduced, because the green, hydroponic green feed is dust-free.
• Because it is grown naturally, there are no antibiotics, hormones, pesticides or herbicides in the hydroponic green feed.

• The cause of most digestive and metabolic problems in ruminants is a grain-based diet. These problems can be solved by completely removing grain from the diet and feeding barley/oats green feed instead

• In areas with poor or no grazing where farmers are heavily dependent on the rainfall, hydroponic green feed production is an attractive, profitable and financially viable alternative.

• Our recommendation is to produce sorghum, wheat, and corn green feed hydroponically, because it is less expensive and highly nutritious.

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