Title: Explain the advantages and disadvantages of soilless plant production.
Course: Biological Applications in Agriculture (18308-I) > Section: Understanding Basic Plant Structures, Functions, and Nutrition

Explanation should include

- types of hydroponic and aeroponic systems
- growing processes
- plants suitable for each type of production method, based on cell structures
- growing media
- nutrient requirements
- water quality and supply
- logistical and economic factors.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What methods are used in traditional plant production?
- What methods are used in hydroponic plant production?
- Why do the structures of some plants make them better suited for hydroponic production? For traditional production?
- How do plants obtain minerals from soil vs. a hydroponic solution?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of soilless plant production?