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Aeroponics - The process of growing plants in an air or mist environment without the use of soil or an aggregate medium
Agroponic - A solid, inert medium such as coconut coir provides support for the plants. As in liquid systems, the nutrient solution is delivered directly to the plant roots.
agroponics - A solid, inert medium such as coconut coir provides support for the plants. As in liquid systems, the nutrient solution is delivered directly to the plant roots.
Amorphous - Is a solid in which there is no long-range order of the positions of the atoms.
aquaponics - The symbiotic cultivation of plants and aquatic animals in a recirculating environment
Azadirachtin - It was initially found to be active as a feeding inhibitor towards the desert locust, it is now known to affect over 200 species of insect, by acting mainly as an antifeedant and growth disruptor, and as such it possesses considerable toxicity toward insects. It fulfills many of the criteria needed for a natural insecticide if it is to replace synthetic compounds. Azadirachtin is biodegradable, it degrades within 100 hours when exposed to light and water and shows very low toxicity to mammals making it practically non-toxic.