Intensive Agriculture Unit (Hydroponics)

A field test of Hydroponic Units was conducted at the US Naval Facility, Argentia, Newfoundland under United States Navy Requirement USN 5-4, Intensive Agriculture Unit. Hydroponics is the growing of plants without soil using a nutrient solution. The units were environmentally controlled to temperat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ayoub, J. A., Rahman, A. R.
Other Authors: ARMY NATICK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABS MA FOOD ENGINEERING LAB
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Agronomy
Horticulture and Aquiculture
Biology
Food
Food Service and Nutrition
Soil Mechanics
*NUTRIENTS
*SOILS
*AGRICULTURE
*HYDROPONICS
*PLANTS(BOTANY)
FREQUENCY
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
ENVIRONMENTS
MEALS
UNIVERSITIES
CONNECTICUT
LETTUCE
FRUITS
HUMIDITY
NAVAL SHORE FACILITIES
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
TEMPERATURE CONTROL
SOLUTIONS(GENERAL)
COSTS
NAVAL PERSONNEL
FIELD TESTS
LAMPS
TECHNIQUE
NUTRIENT
HYDROCULTURE
NUTRICULTURE
PE6374D
WU018
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA446533
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA446533
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Summary:A field test of Hydroponic Units was conducted at the US Naval Facility, Argentia, Newfoundland under United States Navy Requirement USN 5-4, Intensive Agriculture Unit. Hydroponics is the growing of plants without soil using a nutrient solution. The units were environmentally controlled to temperature, humidity, and lighting wavelength and intensity. Salad portions (leaf lettuce, cukes, and tomatoes) were harvested daily for 200 personnel, two meals per day over a period of 18 months. Two naval personnel without agricultural background were trained and successfully operated the facility using standard operating procedures provided by the manufacturer. Operating costs were developed for the total operation to compare to estimates and costs derived by NLABS and the University of Connecticut.

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