Study on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Different Aeration Intensity in Hydroponics with the Application of Particle Image Velocimetry

Aeration is considered beneficial for hydroponics. However, little information is available on the effects of aeration, and even less on solutions that use bubble flow and their agronomic effects. In this study, the effects of aeration intensity on plants were studied through cultivation experiments...

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Autores principales: Bateer Baiyin, Kotaro Tagawa, Mina Yamada, Xinyan Wang, Satoshi Yamada, Sadahiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Ibaraki
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:9d90f265feeb40a190dd0dff78427bae2021-11-25T16:00:23ZStudy on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Different Aeration Intensity in Hydroponics with the Application of Particle Image Velocimetry10.3390/agriculture111111402077-0472https://doaj.org/article/9d90f265feeb40a190dd0dff78427bae2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/11/1140https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0472Aeration is considered beneficial for hydroponics. However, little information is available on the effects of aeration, and even less on solutions that use bubble flow and their agronomic effects. In this study, the effects of aeration intensity on plants were studied through cultivation experiments and flow field visualization. It was found that the growth of plants did not increase linearly with an increase in aeration intensity. From the results of this study, when the aeration intensity was within the low range (0.07–0.15 L·L<sup>−1</sup> NS·min<sup>−1</sup>), increasing the aeration intensity increased the plant growth. However, after the aeration intensity reached a certain extent (0.15–1.18 L·L<sup>−1</sup> NS·min<sup>−1</sup>), some indicators did not change significantly. When the aeration intensity continued to increase (1.18–2.35 L·L<sup>−1</sup> NS·min<sup>−1</sup>), growth began to decrease. These results show that for increasing dissolved oxygen and promoting plant growth, the rule is not “the higher the aeration intensity, the better”. There is a reasonable range of aeration intensity within which crops grow normally and rapidly. In addition, increasing the aeration intensity means increasing energy utilization and operating costs. In actual hydroponics production, it is very important to find a reasonable aeration intensity range.Bateer BaiyinKotaro TagawaMina YamadaXinyan WangSatoshi YamadaSadahiro YamamotoYasuomi IbarakiMDPI AGarticlebubble flowdissolved oxygenroot morphologyaeration rateimage analysis technologydryland agricultureAgriculture (General)S1-972ENAgriculture, Vol 11, Iss 1140, p 1140 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic bubble flow
dissolved oxygen
root morphology
aeration rate
image analysis technology
dryland agriculture
Agriculture (General)
S1-972
spellingShingle bubble flow
dissolved oxygen
root morphology
aeration rate
image analysis technology
dryland agriculture
Agriculture (General)
S1-972
Bateer Baiyin
Kotaro Tagawa
Mina Yamada
Xinyan Wang
Satoshi Yamada
Sadahiro Yamamoto
Yasuomi Ibaraki
Study on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Different Aeration Intensity in Hydroponics with the Application of Particle Image Velocimetry
description Aeration is considered beneficial for hydroponics. However, little information is available on the effects of aeration, and even less on solutions that use bubble flow and their agronomic effects. In this study, the effects of aeration intensity on plants were studied through cultivation experiments and flow field visualization. It was found that the growth of plants did not increase linearly with an increase in aeration intensity. From the results of this study, when the aeration intensity was within the low range (0.07–0.15 L·L<sup>−1</sup> NS·min<sup>−1</sup>), increasing the aeration intensity increased the plant growth. However, after the aeration intensity reached a certain extent (0.15–1.18 L·L<sup>−1</sup> NS·min<sup>−1</sup>), some indicators did not change significantly. When the aeration intensity continued to increase (1.18–2.35 L·L<sup>−1</sup> NS·min<sup>−1</sup>), growth began to decrease. These results show that for increasing dissolved oxygen and promoting plant growth, the rule is not “the higher the aeration intensity, the better”. There is a reasonable range of aeration intensity within which crops grow normally and rapidly. In addition, increasing the aeration intensity means increasing energy utilization and operating costs. In actual hydroponics production, it is very important to find a reasonable aeration intensity range.
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author Bateer Baiyin
Kotaro Tagawa
Mina Yamada
Xinyan Wang
Satoshi Yamada
Sadahiro Yamamoto
Yasuomi Ibaraki
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Kotaro Tagawa
Mina Yamada
Xinyan Wang
Satoshi Yamada
Sadahiro Yamamoto
Yasuomi Ibaraki
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title Study on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Different Aeration Intensity in Hydroponics with the Application of Particle Image Velocimetry
title_short Study on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Different Aeration Intensity in Hydroponics with the Application of Particle Image Velocimetry
title_full Study on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Different Aeration Intensity in Hydroponics with the Application of Particle Image Velocimetry
title_fullStr Study on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Different Aeration Intensity in Hydroponics with the Application of Particle Image Velocimetry
title_full_unstemmed Study on Plant Growth and Nutrient Uptake under Different Aeration Intensity in Hydroponics with the Application of Particle Image Velocimetry
title_sort study on plant growth and nutrient uptake under different aeration intensity in hydroponics with the application of particle image velocimetry
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/9d90f265feeb40a190dd0dff78427bae
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