POTATO PLANT WITH AEROPONICS SIMPLE BUT SPECIAL

POTATO PLANT WITH AEROPONICS

IMPLE BUT SPECIAL

             Ever heard aeroponics right? Aeroponics is the process of growing plants in air environment / mist without the use of soil or aggregate media. Aeroponic system using tub of fiberglass or plastic covered bamboo black and then covered with styroform. Plant roots are left hanging and sprayed nutrient solution through the sprinkler, then the roots will absorb the nutrients.

           At first I thought, maybe not cultivated potato aeroponics. It turns out, can you know .. even higher result than conventional. Conventionally, mini potato tubers huge market for only 3-5 tubers per plant, but with aeroponics can produce up to 30 tubers per plant. Spectacular right ..

      Aeroponics excellence lies in a fine mist oxygenation every grain nutrients to the roots. During the trip from the sprinkler orifice to the root, grain will tie up oxygen from the air, so that the dissolved oxygen levels in the grain is increased. Thus the root respiration process can take place smoothly and produce a lot of energy, thereby increasing nutrient uptake.

Nutrition in aeroponic system is very easy to set up according to the needs of plants and plant growth stage, so that plant growth can be controlled. The use of nutrition in aeroponic system is more efficient because the rest of the spray can be reused for plants, so it is quite environmentally friendly. In addition there is an efficient use of land and does not require sterile soil for seed production of mini potato tubers, so that it can overcome the problem of excessive exploitation of the land. Investment in gauze home without causing soil pest attack on aeroponics system is relatively lower, so the better seed quality and purity is guaranteed. With aeroponics, seed can be produced at any time, so that seed producers can adjust according to customer needs seed.

Aeroponic system enables potato tubers can be harvested many times without damaging the roots. Harvesting bulbs repeatedly allowing harvest tuber size desired fit and can eliminate the apical dormancy, thus spurring the formation of tubers, and ultimately improve yields. Nutrient availability is assured in aeroponic systems cause plant age be longer because of the formation of a new secondary stolon stolon existing apart, so it is likely to produce more tubers.

However, there are some weaknesses that need to be anticipated aeroponics, among others, is electricity and water must be guaranteed, human resources professionals are needed in carrying out the process of production (fertilizer formulations, acclimatization, maintenance systems, machines, and plants), if one plant systemic disease will spread through the flow of water and nutrients, and the cost of investment and production is more expensive.