Aeroponics: The System That Used Mist to Deliver Nutrients
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First developed in the 1920s and later adopted by NASA for space-based farming, aeroponics is the innovative system that used mist to deliver nutrients directly to plant roots. Unlike hydroponics, where roots are submerged in a nutrient solution, aeroponics suspends plants in the air, creating a nutrient-rich and oxygenated environment for rapid and efficient growth.