Sand Culture
Sand Culture
Agricultural Term
Last updated: 8/14/2025
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Definition
Sand culture is one of the soil-less agriculture practices where the plants are grown on inorganic media (gravel, sand) or organic media (saw dust, coconut coir dust) . The nutrients required by the plants are given through nutrient solutions.
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