{"title":"Substrate-based Hydroponic Systems.","authors":"L. Morgan","doi":"10.1079/9781789244830.0077","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract\n This chapter focuses on substrate-based hydroponic systems. The main purpose of the substrate in hydroponic systems is to provide plant support, allowing roots to grow throughout the medium absorbing water and nutrients from the nutrient solution. Topics discussed are properties of hydroponic substrates, open and closed soilless systems, common hydroponic substrates, substrates and water-holding capacity, substrates and oversaturation, matching substrates to crop species, physical properties of soilless substrates, chemical properties of hydroponic substrates, nutrient delivery in substrate systems, irrigation and moisture control in substrates, and microbial populations in substrates.","PeriodicalId":171023,"journal":{"name":"Hydroponics and protected cultivation: a practical guide","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Hydroponics and protected cultivation: a practical guide","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1079/9781789244830.0077","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This chapter focuses on substrate-based hydroponic systems. The main purpose of the substrate in hydroponic systems is to provide plant support, allowing roots to grow throughout the medium absorbing water and nutrients from the nutrient solution. Topics discussed are properties of hydroponic substrates, open and closed soilless systems, common hydroponic substrates, substrates and water-holding capacity, substrates and oversaturation, matching substrates to crop species, physical properties of soilless substrates, chemical properties of hydroponic substrates, nutrient delivery in substrate systems, irrigation and moisture control in substrates, and microbial populations in substrates.