hidroponic cultives

Soil and water pollution.

Loss of biodiversity,

Severe soil erosion

Higher production costs

These changes imply a reduction in the use of agrochemicals, the drive towards organic agriculture and the incursion into the production of new farming systems such as hydroponics.

Hydroponics is a method of growing plants through the use of mineral nutrient solutions in water, without soil, they serve as an alternative when there is not so much space to grow in the soil and to control the environmental factors that intervene in the crops (Infoagro, 2018 ).

In the Colegio Campestre La Fontana school, a STEM project is being developed that aims to help students learn to build and plant in hydroponic crops, so this group asks:

How can we reduce the use of pesticides through hydroponics?

- Design a prototype for planting vegetables through hydroponics, which does not require the use of pesticides.

- Explore which are the best vegetables to plant in the warm climate of Villavicencio-Meta

- Manufacture a prototype for the hydroponic cultivation of vegetables that do not require pesticides.

- Manufacture a prototype for the hydroponic cultivation of vegetables that do not require pesticides.

how does it work ?

These crops include a wide range of systems, in which the supply of water and nutrients, essential for the growth and development of plants, is produced through the administration of a nutritive solution (water + nutrients dissolved in it).

types of systems

Source: https://generacionverde.com/blog/hidroponia/tipos-de-sistemas-hidroponicos/

It is a soilless plant growing system that delivers water, nutrients, and oxygen to plant roots in cycles consisting of flooding the growing medium with a water-based nutrient solution and then draining the liquid and allowing the medium to dry out.

Fuente: https://www.google.com/search?q=sistema+hidroponico+de+flujo+y+reflujo&rlz=1C1PNBB_enCO894CO894&hl=es-419&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwii9Jrbr-voAhVtkeAKHZzjD_IQ_AUoAXoECA0QAw&biw=1920&bih=920#imgrc=qDZrTps88U2oCM

Aeroponic or aeroponic cultivation is the process by which plants are grown in an aerial environment without using the soil. This term comes from the Greek, where aero means air and ponos means work. Sometimes aeroponics is considered a type of hydroponic crop.

Fuente: https://www.google.com/search?q=CULTIVO+HIDROPONICO+DE+AEROPONIA+DISE%C3%91O&rlz=1C1SQJL_esCO853CO853&hl=es-419&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDwc-RtuvoAhXnQd8KHVoSDLgQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1366&bih=657#imgrc=X4HsaN_O0yS-AM

-The Floating Root system is a water culture technique, in which plants grow and develop their aerial part floating in a styrofoam plate, which is kept afloat inside a container container, always having its roots inside the nutritive solution.

Fuente:https://www.google.com/search?q=CULTIVO+HIDROPONICO+DE+RAIZ+FLOTANTE+DISE%C3%91O&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjY_uGVsuvoAhVTRTABHbGOC5UQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=CULTIVO+HIDROPONICO+DE+RAIZ+FLOTANTE+DISE%C3%91O&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1CpDVjmGWD2IGgAcAB4AIABmAaIAcsNkgELMC4xLjEuNS0xLjGYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZw&sclient=img&ei=z36XXpjbGdOKwbkPsZ2uqAk&bih=657&biw=1366&rlz=1C1SQJL_esCO853CO853&hl=es-419#imgrc=PFJITsATalzfUM

The drip hydroponic system is the most popular of all hydroponic systems. This type of hydroponics borrows the most efficient irrigation technique in the use of water used in traditional cultivation and adapts it to a soilless cultivation system.

Fuente:https://www.google.com/search?q=CULTIVO+HIDROPONICO+DE+GOTEO+DISE%C3%91O&rlz=1C1SQJL_esCO853CO853&hl=es-419&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjLg-ews-voAhWol-AKHVkaALsQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1366&bih=657#imgrc=_92HrSmpLBp8wM

The wick hydroponic system is the simplest of the six types of hydroponic systems. The name refers to the fact that this system takes advantage of the wick action to feed a water-based nutrient solution to the roots of the plants.

Fuente: https://www.google.com/search?q=CULTIVO+HIDROPONICO+DE+MECHA+&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwj3qp3OtOvoAhVF3VMKHd7dCHcQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=CULTIVO+HIDROPONICO+DE+MECHA+&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1C1ZVi1ZWDJZ2gAcAB4AIABAIgBAJIBAJgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1n&sclient=img&ei=XoGXXveDK8W6zwLeu6O4Bw&bih=657&biw=1366&rlz=1C1SQJL_esCO853CO853&hl=es-419#imgrc=T8d4UeLKvsZqmM

The NFT (Nutrient Film Tchnique) system, which translated into Spanish means “the nutrient film technique”, is the most popular recirculating hydroponic system for crop production in the world. This system was developed in the 1960s by Dr. Allan Cooper in England.

Fuente: https://www.google.com/search?q=CULTIVO+HIDROPONICO+DE+NFT+DISE%C3%91O&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwju6cKktevoAhUNT1MKHQEkAWQQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=CULTIVO+HIDROPONICO+DE+NFT+DISE%C3%91O&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQA1CoHlj3N2DlOmgBcAB4AIABvAGIAcwHkgEDMC42mAEAoAEBqgELZ3dzLXdpei1pbWc&sclient=img&ei=E4KXXq6UKY2ezQKByISgBg&bih=657&biw=1366&rlz=1C1SQJL_esCO853CO853&hl=es-419#imgrc=DsbZdRtbrHhhkM&imgdii=SA92jR_WqJSIwM

Plastic container, container or drawer

• Air pump for fish tank

• 1 meter of hose (depends on the size of the container)

• Styrofoam sheet (measures appropriate to the container being used)

• Water and nutritive solution

1 gr of seeds of the selected plants

https://www.infocampo.com.ar/hidroponia-guia-practica-para-crear-tu-propio-sistema-de-raiz-flotante-en-tu-hogar/

SPINACH

Spinach is an edible annual plant that has thick stems and large deep green leaves, which can reach a height of up to 30 centimeters; This is characterized by being fast growing and being very resistant, it is also a vegetable that provides a large amount of nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, indicated for hydroponics.

LETTUCE

Lactuca sativa, commonly known as lettuce, is a herbaceous plant typical of semi-temperate regions that is cultivated as food. Due to the many varieties that exist, its growing is growing and it can be consumed throughout the year. The floating root system is ideal for growing small plants such as lettuces.