Vertical Farming (Hydroponics)

Abstract-IIn the current times, conventional farming which is the most widely used type of farming has been affected by several problems such as decrease in the availability of space due to the increasing population, wastage of water, destruction of crops due to insects, rains, etc. Furthermore, in the future where the population is expected to grow further, these problems in farming can be disastrous as it can decrease the availability of food and can lead to the starvation of a big part of the population. Hydroponics which is another method of farming can be a solution to most of the problems associated with conventional farming. In this type of farming, crops are grown without the requirement of soil, instead it utilizes a growing medium and water is directly supplied to the roots of the plants. Further fertilizers are dissolved in the water itself. This type of farming can save a lot of space as the plants are grown in vertical slots and they can be stacked upon each other and water requirement is also very low for this type of farming as most of the water is recycled. In this paper, we are going to discuss the various factors which affect the growth rate of the plants in vertical farming. The plants we have taken are jalapeno plants. The trail period is of 7 weeks where we have compared different factors affecting the growth rate of the plants.