aquiculture

Thân thiện

Aquiculture allows farmers to grow lettuce in nutrient-rich water tanks.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients: A method of cultivating plants in a water-based, nutrient-rich solution instead of soil.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farm uses aquiculture to grow lettuce and herbs year-round.
  • Studying aquiculture can lead to innovations in sustainable food production.

Advanced Usage

• "Commercial aquiculture": Refers to the large-scale, business-oriented practice of soilless plant cultivation.
  • Commercial aquiculture is becoming a vital part of the urban agricultural movement.

Variants and Related Words

• Hydroponics (n): A synonym for aquiculture; the cultivation of plants in nutrient solution without soil.
  • Hydroponics is another term for aquiculture.
• Aquaponic (adj): Pertaining to a system that combines aquiculture (raising aquatic animals) with hydroponics (growing plants in water). Note: This is a related but distinct compound term.
  • An aquaponic system uses fish waste to provide nutrients for the plants.

Synonyms

• Hydroponics: The science of growing plants in a nutrient-rich water solution.
• Soilless cultivation: The general practice of growing plants without the use of soil.

Related Phrases

• Nutrient film technique (NFT): A specific type of aquiculture/hydroponics where a very shallow stream of water containing all dissolved nutrients flows past the plant roots.
  • NFT is a common method in modern aquiculture.
• Water culture: A simple form of aquiculture where plant roots are suspended directly into the nutrient solution.

Related Idioms

(No common idioms are directly associated with the specific technical term 'aquiculture'.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hydroponics
• tank farming