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Commercial Hydroponics Training (In-Campus)
Learn all about hydroponics systems, designs, and applications. This course provides an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of hydroponics; suitable for progressive growers, manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, entrepreneurs, and consultants who want to explore the Hydroponics system. It’s an inclusive course which provides Interactive lectures and hands-on trainings. Be a hydroponic expert and join the course fast!!
Duration: 2 Weeks
Fee: ₹50,000/-
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Introduction
- Hydroponic systems
- Global industry
- Comparison to growing in soil
- Advantages and limitations of hydroponics
- Resources and contacts
Types of Hydroponics Systems
- Drip system recovery & non recovery
- N.F.T. (nutrient film technique) system
- Ebb & flow system – (flood and drain)
- Aeroponic system
- Deep water culture system
- Vertical hydroponic system
Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)
- Elements of Hydroponic Systems
- Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)
- Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) – Water Delivery System
- Cooling, Heating and Aeration
- Screen or Disk Filters
- Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) – Fertilizer Delivery System
- Nutrient Film Technique – Media Options
Solid Media vs Nutrient Film (NFT)
- Growing media
- NFT system choices
- Channel width and length
- Header tank or direct pumping
- Construction materials
- Solution delivery
- Capillary matting
- Channel width and length
- Slope
- Temperature
- Types of media
- Vermiculite; sand; perlite; expanded plastics; scoria; expanded clay
- Organic media; sawdust; peat moss; coir fiber; composted bark
- Indoor plants
- Plant directory
- Transplanting a pot grown plant into a hydroponic ‘culture pot’
Solid Media vs Nutrient Film (NFT)
- Growing media
- NFT system choices
- Channel width and length
- Header tank or direct pumping
- Construction materials
- Solution delivery
- Capillary matting
- Channel width and length
- Slope
- Temperature
- Types of media
- Vermiculite; sand; perlite; expanded plastics; scoria; expanded clay
- Organic media; sawdust; peat moss; coir fiber; composted bark
- Indoor plants
- Plant directory
- Transplanting a pot grown plant into a hydroponic ‘culture pot’
How a Plant Grows
- Plant structure
- Biochemistry
- Biochemical cell processes
- Mechanisms of nutrient uptake
- Photosynthesis; minerals and nutrients
- The role of pH in plant growth
- The role of EC in Plant Growth
- Hydroponic nutrient solutions
- Preparing nutrient solutions
- Plant growth factors
- Controlling Plant Growth: Spacing, Disbudding, Trimming, Training
- Growth Control: Chemical and Cultural
- Pest and Disease Control
- Intercropping
- Plant troubleshooting
- Resources
- Fruit set management
- Pollination issues
- Flower initiation
- Flower and fruit development
Hydroponic Systems
- Location
- Equipment
- Systems
- Rockwool and its properties
- Development of propagating blocks
- Recommended practices for propagation
- Nutrient film techniques
- Alternative layouts for NFT
- Methods of solution dispention, closed and open systems; techniques
Hydroponic Vegetable Production
Introduction
- Commercial Cultivation of Vegetables
- Seed Germination of Vegetables and Herbs
- Optimum temperatures for different Vegetables
- Time from planting to harvest for different Vegetables
- Tomatoes in Hydroponics
- Cucurbits in Hydroponics
- Fresh Cut Herbs in Hydroponics
- Nutrient Solution for Herbs
Selected Herb Crops:
Lettuce
Spinach
Basil
Mint
Kale
