Advances in soilless cultivation technology of horticultural crops: Review

The burgeoning population and climate change posing a challenge to meet the sufficient quality food, fodder fuel demand in 2050.The cultivable land is also shrinking due industrialization urbanization as availability was 0.50 ha 1960 which has come down at 0.25 ha. continuous intensive agriculture led poor soil health. of ever rising with rise therefore; it very difficult sustain supply present cultivation practices under regime. To overcome this problem, soilless culture one best alternatives. Soilless novel methodology for growing crops or plants without by using media can be solid, liquid, organic inorganic material. One major advantages saving water up 85-90%, recycled provide better yield compared conventional almost zero environmental pollution. Plug tray nursery raising medium being done on commercial scale many places. Research carried out Indian Agricultural Institute, Pusa, New Delhi since 2016. Hydroponic been emerged new technique grow recent era. Aeroponics most successful rapid methods seed potato production large numbers mini tubers produced generation reduces time cost. Plants grown less are superior high yield, rich nutrient content harvest cultivation/soil. conditions generally regulated resultantly robust resilient system may developed continued vegetables/fruits/flowers, synergistically add total production.