The abc of Hydroponics 2

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Licenciado en Química, Carlos R. Arano
Buenos Aires 660 - B° Sta. Brígida
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Pcia. de Bs. Aires
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This is a new book on hydroponics. It was written as simple as possible but using deep concepts. The book is presented as unique fascicles, each one of them constituted by one or more subjects. These fascicles have complete first class information but written to be easily understood by everyone.

Fifteen fascicles are in the book. It is presented as a compact disc (CD) e-book. Portable Document Format (PDF) has been used.

In order to read the book it is required to have the "Adobe Acrobat Reader" in the hard disc of your PC. This program is included in the CD but also it can be downloaded free without charge from http://www.adobe.com .

For the time being, "The abc of Hydroponics" has been published only in Spanish.

Contents

Prologue
Introduction
Working plan
Practices
Do it yourself equipment
Commercial guide
References and links
The educational farm
Popular hydroponics
Family hydroponics
Urban agriculture
Roof-tops of cities
...and something more!!!
References and Links

What "hydroponics" is?
90/10
What "certified organic crops" means?
The man in his world
World population explosion
Hydroponics justifications
Growing yields
Other advantages
Developments by countries
Vegetal nutrition
Photosynthesis
Food required by plants
References and links

Water
Why water is a liquid
The water quality
Different kinds of water
Plugging particles
How to care in sampling water
Hard waters
Testing water: Soluble substances and very salty waters
Treatments: Filtration,
Chlorination, Distillation,
Other methods, Reverse osmosis, Bremen's tower
References and links

Carbon dioxide
Enrichment
Fountains of CO2
New use for a residue
Equipment
CO2 controls
References and links
Oxygen
Oxygen in sprouting seeds
Oxygen in rooting plantlets
Oxygen in plants roots
References and Links

The nourishment elements
The soil
The nutrient solution
Atoms and atomic theory
Chemical salts
Macroelements
Microelements
Chelates.
What chelates are?
Acids and basis
Nutrient solution
Ionic limits
Typical formulations
References and links

Hydroponics' control
Nutrient solution controls
Acidity, basicity, neutrality
What pH is?
pH of soil
pH of nutrient solutions
pH concept
Measurements of pH
Electrical conductivity
Different ways to read EC
EC and osmotic pressure
Osmotic pressure
EC adjustments
Temperature
References and links

Substrates
The ideal substrate
Substrate particles
Different substrates: sand, expanded clay, sawdust and wood shaving, grave and boulder, rice hulls, volcanic ashes, polyurethane foams, urea-formaldehyde and phenolic foams, isolite, kuntan, mineral and glass wools, perlite, pumice stones, vermiculite, spagnun and coconut moss, etc.
References and links

Soilless culture modern systems
Gold's recommendations
Classification
Crops using inert substrates
Passive systems: Leni, wick, Kratky, "Autopot" and leveled pot systems
Active systems: Subirrigation, ebb and flow, dripping, and sprinkling systems
Mineral wool system and its eccology problems.
DFT with substrate
Vertical crops
Crops in drums and similar containers
References and links

Crops in nutrient solution alone
Floating raft system
NFT
Advantages and disadvantages
DFT and ebb and flow without substrate
NGS
Sprouts, green fodder, dip chanel and algae.
References and links

Growing plants in the air.
Airponics
Historical airponics: "fusi-autonomi", tapis-roulant, Ruthner's vertical greenhouses
Modern airponics
Front to front panels: A type and vertical panels
The semi.spray and cropping system
Ein-Gedi, Schwalbatch and Rainforest systems
Air-Gro system
Home made AGS
Horizontal airponics
The Singapore modern airponics
VRGS system
References and links