Soilless culture is a methods of growing plants without soil.
The grower turns to Soilless culture due to the difficulty and cost of controlling:
- Soilborn pests and diseases
- Soil salinity
- Lack of fertile soil
- Water shortage
- Banding of using Methyl Bromide
Advantages of Soilless culture
Soilless culture has many advantages over standard agricultural practices, such as:
- Weed and soil diseases are not a problem in Soilless culture
- High quality yield
- Cultivating crops in any region even in regions where poor soil conditions prevail
- Controlling the root environments
5.increasing water use efficiency