Team Beta

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Team Beta

• Kayla Hernandez
• Alysa Alonso
• Katherine Martinez
• Daniela Ruadez

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What is Aeroponics?

• Aeroponics is when you grow plants in the air
  using mist instead of soil. The plant grows only
  from the essential nutrients that are needed.

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History on Aeroponics

• It started in the 1940s that scienctists started
  growing plants using air.
• In 1944, LJ Klotz discovered misted citrus plants
  in his research.
• In the 1970s not only scientists used
  hydroponics, but also farmers for growing more
  vegetables.

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Benefits of Aeroponics

• It doesnt take up space /volume
• Helps the plants grow faster
• Uses air as its medium so it saves you a great
  deal of labor
• Using aeroponics for cloning improves root
  growth, survival rate, growth rate, and
  maturation time.
• Not require using any intoxic chemicals to
  enhance growth and the end result will be that
  they taste better.

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Low Pressure Units

• The types of systems are usually the most simple
  and cost less.
• The plants are suspended in the air above the
  nutrient based water below it.
• Then, a low pressure pump sprays the plants.
• The nutrients then drip back down into the
  nutrient based water below and are used
  repeatedly.
• A con to this system is that it does not remove
  any unwanted materials and does not purify the
  nutrient solution.
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High Pressure Units

• It has the same concept as low pressure units,
  but instead uses a high pressure pump. These
  units are usually used for high valued crops.
  Unlike low pressure units, this system has a
  purifying system.

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Commercial Systems

• This system is very much like high pressure units
  but has more beneficial and convenient features.
• Some features include disease prevention,
  precision timing, temperature sensors, and many
  more.
• Like high pressure systems, commercial systems
  are used for high valued crops and are working
  24/7.

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Cutting Edge Research

•         Growing pharmaceutical medicine insind
  plants while using aeroponics. Research has been
  a failure, but is still under development.
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•         Vietnam recently joined the World Trade
  Organization (2007). They adapted the aeroponics
  systems. Agriculture will begin this low cost
  process of organic mini-tubers. They will grow
  their crops, such as potatoes, disease free and
  no pesticides.

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How does it grow?

• Aeroponics are really easy to use.
• They grow twice as much than a plant grow
  normally.
• The mist is filled with water and nutrients. How
  much water they need and the length of time of
  the spray is controlled by the systems Hydro
  Control Unit.
• The spray also keeps the plants fresh so they
  can grow faster.

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Vegetables

• Our vegetables for the project will be onion,
  corn and peppers

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INFO

• http//hydroponics-fine.blogspot.com/2007/03/news.
  html
• http//classes.hortla.wsu.edu/hort425/1999/paper2/
  hshydroponics/allhist.html
• http//www.biocontrols.com/aero18b.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroponics
• http//www.thinairgrowingsystems.com/what_is_aerop
  onics.htm
• http//www.biocontrols.com/aero6a-bottom.htm
• http//www.biocontrols.com/aero17.HTMHOW_DOES_IT_
  WORK_