tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34534434304135472902024-02-20T20:37:55.246-08:00High-Tech FarmingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453443430413547290.post-22570573604963586772011-04-14T03:12:00.000-07:002011-04-15T20:24:59.049-07:00Definition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://octaneboostertest.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/green-technology1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://octaneboostertest.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/green-technology1.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://octaneboostertest.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/green-technology1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It is a knowledge-based agricultural system that use technology to increase value and quality of farm's produce.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Mostly found around densely populated urban areas</span></li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453443430413547290.post-20914563506828057462011-04-14T03:11:00.000-07:002011-04-14T03:28:25.193-07:00Characteristics<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Requires lots of capital inputs</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Have buildings to create conditions ideal for plant growth</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Daily operations carried out in or under controlled conditions</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Crops produced from high-tech farms help to reduce the dependence on the food imported from other countries.</span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Less fertilizers and pesticides used</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Overproduction and wastage of resources minimized</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Less fuel used because crops need not be transported over long distance</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">Minimize wastage of resources </span></li>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">There will be a shortage of land for farming.</span></li>
</ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453443430413547290.post-35795001971531740402011-04-09T01:30:00.000-07:002011-04-14T03:24:27.793-07:00High-tech farming<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Hydroponics </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiP4ImRYV8VST1PAaSnzcQ3FLRMrX_Jcx532DSVnX50PTSXUMmCgVqaOPSpajhi0ZEh_bDRCtQQvrFz5oQP_G1GIaEyEQDadSp2oq1xwjal4jnPvVVX0mf7nfwXpb7goI4L0EqAPXVQMQ/s1600/hydroponics1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiP4ImRYV8VST1PAaSnzcQ3FLRMrX_Jcx532DSVnX50PTSXUMmCgVqaOPSpajhi0ZEh_bDRCtQQvrFz5oQP_G1GIaEyEQDadSp2oq1xwjal4jnPvVVX0mf7nfwXpb7goI4L0EqAPXVQMQ/s320/hydroponics1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-from the Greek words hydro (water) and ponos (labour), a method of growing plants using mineral.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">- is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water and without soil.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as perlite, gravel, mineral wool or coconut husk.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-No soil is needed</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-The water stays in the system and can be reused - thus, lower water costs</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-It is possible to control the nutrition levels in their entirely - thus, lower nutrition costs</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-No nutrition pollution is released into the environment because of the controlled system</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Stable and high yields</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Pests and diseases are easier to get rid of than in soil because of the container's mobility.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Other disadvantages include pathogen attacks such as damp-off due to Verticillium wilt caused by the high moisture levels associated with hydroponics and over watering of soil based plants. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">-Many hydroponic plants require different fertilizers and containment systems.</span><br />
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<ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To be stored for emergencies</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Feed the population when imported food is stopped</span></li>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Where in SG?</span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Murai</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Lim Chu Kang</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sungei Tengah</span></li>
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