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Breakthrough: "Electronic soil" boosts crop growth by over 50%::This research introduces an innovative approach to soilless cultivation, or hydroponics, by integrating electronic soil, or eSoil.

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[-] rdyoung@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It doesn't actually take that much juice these days. On top of being able to use solar and wind generated power we also have leds that barely use any electricity to run.

Aside from the initial investment for the setup, the ongoing energy and resources needed for hydro and aero are most definitely going to be less than dirt farming especially when you factor in being able to grow year round. And don't forget the reduced amount of fertilizer and water usage. The water isn't lost to the ground with only a small amount of it being used by the plants.

Basically this is like ev versus ice. When you don't factor in everything, one looks better than the other but with all things considered, ev is way better than ice.

[-] Sightline@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

being able to grow year round

You can grow year round with low-tunnels (conduit and greenhouse plastic).

[-] piecat@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

There's these peaky things called "seasons" where the amount of sunlight fluctuates, sometimes dramatically based on latitude

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