hydroponics

agricultural technics for growing plants without soil using nutrients in water
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hydroponics

Summary

hydroponics ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,238 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • hydroponics is credited with the discovery of Francis Bacon[2].
  • hydroponics is credited with the discovery of Aztec[3].
  • hydroponics is credited with the discovery of Chi, Chün-tao[4].
  • hydroponics's item operated is recorded as water[5].
  • hydroponics's item operated is recorded as plant[6].
  • hydroponics followed arable farming[7].
  • hydroponics was followed by aeroponics[8].
  • The location of hydroponics was greenhouse[9].
  • hydroponics took place at growroom[10].
  • hydroponics is a type of process[11].
  • hydroponics is a type of agriculture[12].
  • hydroponics is a type of controlled-environment agriculture[13].
  • hydroponics is a type of horticulture[14].
  • hydroponics is used for agriculture[15].
  • hydroponics is used for horticulture[16].
  • hydroponics's Commons category is recorded as Hydroponics[17].
  • hydroponics comprises Passive hydroponics[18].
  • hydroponics comprises Deep water culture[19].
  • hydroponics comprises Organic hydroponics[20].
  • hydroponics's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1627[21].
  • hydroponics's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1100[22].
  • hydroponics's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 304[23].
  • hydroponics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hydroponics[24].
  • hydroponics's product or material produced is recorded as crop[25].
  • hydroponics's product or material produced is recorded as medicinal plant[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include process[11], agriculture[12], controlled-environment agriculture[13], and horticulture[14].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include agriculture[15] and horticulture[16]. Components include Passive hydroponics[18], Deep water culture[19], and Organic hydroponics[20]. hydroponics's used by is recorded as horticulture[27].

Why It Matters

hydroponics ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,238 views/month).[1] hydroponics has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] hydroponics is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Subclass of process, agriculture, controlled-environment agriculture +1
    Has part(s) Passive hydroponics, Deep water culture, Organic hydroponics
    Does not use soil
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|13 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29426, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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