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Dataset

Publication Date

4-14-2024

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1

Last Page

10

Abstract

The Utah Hydroponic solutions for monocots and dicots have been developed and refined using mass balance principles coupled with tissue analysis from studies in 25-cm deep, continuously aerated, liquid hydroponics where there is no absorption or desorption with media.

These solutions provide guidelines for irrigation of soilless substrates, but adjustments may need to be made to account for the significant cation exchange capacity and thus nutrient absorption and desorption with the substrates.

These recipes were developed for greenhouse conditions with ambient CO2 and about 40% humidity. This results in a water use efficiency of about 3 grams per Liter. In high CO2 and higher humidity environments, the water use efficiency can be 6 grams per Liter, so the nutrient concentration must be approximately doubled.

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Utah Monocot/Dicot Solution 4/2024

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