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The portable hydroponic system

Table 1. Hydroponic systems and their advantages and disadvantages
Hydroponic system General view of the system Advantages Disadvantages
Candlewick system Ease of use, low cost, reliable, Lack of oxygen slows plant
and suitable for growing development due to passive
small plants with low water nutrient supply
consumption

Deep water culture Easy to use; low cost; promotes If not cleaned properly, root
rapid plant development; and system diseases such as mold
suitable for growing large, and root neck rot may occur
fast-growing plants

Periodic flooding Ease of use; fully automated Power outage prevents the
system requiring no expensive system from operating
equipment; provides good
nutrient saturation, with
some nutrients retained in the
substrate

Nutrient film technique No substrate is used, reducing Pump failure or power outage
overall crop production costs; completely disrupts the system,
provides constant moisture and causing roots to dry out quickly
aeration to the roots, promoting
rapid plant growth

Aeroponics Enrichment of plant roots with The timer controlling water
oxygen, water, and nutrients supply requires monitoring;
promotes plant growth nutrient-dispersing nozzles are
prone to clogging

2. Materials and methods growing laboratory, located in a dome greenhouse at the
Department of General Agriculture, Central Ukrainian
The study was conducted from 2022 to 2024 in a National Technical University. The experimental
controlled environment at the hydroponic vegetable material consisted of elite seeds of the early variety

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