Open AccessElectronic Hydroponics: Insights and the Case Study of Oman
Author(s) -
Mazoon Aljabri,
Maryam Alobaidi,
Ayman A. ElSaleh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1878/1/012033
Subject(s) - hydroponics , agriculture , greenhouse , agricultural engineering , context (archaeology) , environmental science , productivity , irrigation , christian ministry , business , precision agriculture , agricultural science , engineering , geography , agronomy , political science , economics , economic growth , archaeology , law , biology
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Oman is taking care of a major role in the field of agriculture by rationalizing the use of water for irrigation, and it has also adopted new initiatives dedicated to the field of agriculture which will enhance crops productivity. Greenhouse systems are considered to be among the technologies that are currently considered, where the vegetables grown such systems have excellent characteristics, thus enhanced productivity becomes vital. In principle, it is possible to grow plants in any season by controlling the plantation environment. In this paper, the concepts of soilless farming equipped with an electronically assisted platforms are investigated with a specific focus in Oman’s context. The soilless farming is also referred to as water farming or hydroponics. This technique is crucially important to the Sultanate of Oman as it optimizes the consumption of water that might be wasted due to evaporation or leakage into the soil. The water used by the electronic hydroponic systems can be recirculated in a closed-loop scenario. This paper also touches on relevant research directions of advanced technologies on the area of electronic hydroponic systems.