The technology patented by Aeroponica Industriale srl can now be viewed on-line thanks to a complete video available on YouTube. The Aeroponica system currently is being used by Italian growers in Sicily, Sardinia,Tuscany, Lombardy and Bari. "These growers are growing all kind of crops", said Gaetano Verdoliva from Aeroponica Industriale. "They grow tomatoes, herbs, soft-fruit, lettuce and even flowers. The roots of the crops are irrigated by hydrojet spraying nozzles that spray a very fine amount of irrigation water onto the roots. The amount, duration, period and interval between the doses can be adjusted automatically by the computer to the plants needs or the growing strategy.
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The video describes the process followed to re-use the nutrient solution, which is sprayed rather than absorbed, using drainage conduits that take it back to the mixing tanks and re-circulate it after having sterilised it. On top of saving a lot of water, the closed cycle means it is possible to comply with existing regulations prohibiting the dumping of polluting chemical elements.
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The video describes the process followed to re-use the nutrient solution, which is sprayed rather than absorbed, using drainage conduits that take it back to the mixing tanks and re-circulate it after having sterilised it. On top of saving a lot of water, the closed cycle means it is possible to comply with existing regulations prohibiting the dumping of polluting chemical elements.
The lack of soil and of any other substrate drastically reduces the problems linked with asphyxia and with diseases of the root system. Furthermore, as roots are well aerated and the management of irrigation is perfect, fungus and algae do not form. In addition, the lack of waste materials (e.g. mineral wood), which are difficult and expensive to dispose of, is a further advantage.
Contacts:
Aeroponica Industriale
via Biccheraia 1
Montemurlo (Prato)
Gaetano Verdoliva
Cell.: (+39) 393 0082541
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.laeroponica.com