PROPOSAL WRITING ON HYDROPONICS

BY:
Sandesh Kadariya 016-117

Sagar Pathak 016-109

Sachet Jammarkattel 016-108

 Nepal Engineering College
Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Nepal

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to acknowledge all those people who have made
valuable contribution for completion of this project.

We are deeply grateful to our project advisor MR. Karma, MR. Roman
Man Shrestha, MR. Bishwas Rai for their invaluable guidance,
suggestions and help during this project work.

We also would like to thanks Pradeep sir for his guidance for carrying
out this project.

The valuable suggestions and continuous encouragement provided by

them has been the key of success for the completion of project to this
present form. We are also grateful to them for always being available
for us despite their busy schedule.

Lastly we would also like to give our sincere thanks to all our friends
and colleagues for sharing knowledge with us and their unconditional
help.

Further constructive suggestions from seniors will be gratefully

acknowledged.

ABSTRACT
Hydroponics is the system of growing crops and vegetables without
soil. It is one of the most convenient method of growing plants like
Tomatoes, Strawberries, Cauliflower, Lettuce, Spinach, Brinjal,
Corriendar leaves and many more vegetables and crops. For our
research we went to Samakhusi Farm House. There we learnt details
about the Hydroponics System, its advantages, its Importance and
many other things. Due to many problems regarding agriculture in our
country we Nepalese people are having problems consuming the crops
and vegetables regularly. So By learning about the Hydroponics system
we found out that it is more convenient and beneficial than other
agricultural systems of growing plants and vegetables like tomato and
other. It requires exceptionally small amount of space and a cyclic
water supply system (Drip Irrigation System) so that all the plants get
the balanced nutrients and water, which they require for their growth.
By the means of this project we found out that Hydroponics system is
one of the best method of growing organic tomato of both quality and
quantity.

BACKGROUND:

There is poor coordination between the research institutes and the

farmers group which results in over use of pesticides and agro-
chemicals that are really harmful for human consumption.

Because of rapid change in climate the fruits, crops and vegetables are
not growing properly due to which people are facing lots of problems
regarding consumption of the agricultural products of our local farmers.

Due to the high demand of healthy and organic tomatoes, lack of

cultivable space and scarcity of water the crops are not produced
exactly as expected so we choose this project.
RATIONALE:
Agriculture is the main stay of the Nepalese people. Around two third
of the population directly depends upon agriculture to sustain their
livelihood. Due to the urbanization the agricultural land has been
decreased. By the use of pesticides and insecticides the soil has been
polluted which results to the degradation of rate of crop production. In
order to grow proper crops Hydroponic technique should be
implemented. This project will give positive change to the agricultural
situation of Nepal.

Main Objective:
Hydroponics system for commercial Tomato farming.

SCOPE
Growing crops in Hydroponics system is most simple production under
protected cultivation can be considered the available today. Nepal is

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METHODOLOGY:
• First of all we require:

.) PVC Pipes or Fish net

.) Tomato seeds

.) Mixture of Wood dust and Coconut pits

.) Drip Irrigation System: It is a type of micro irrigation that

has the potential to save water and nutrients by allowing water to
drip slowly to the roots of plants, either from above the soil surface
or buried below the surface. The goal is to place water directly into
the root zone and minimize evaporation.
The effects of humic acids extracted from two commercially‐available
products (CP‐A prepared from peat and CP‐B prepared from leonardite) on
the growth and mineral nutrition of tomato plants (Lycopersicon
esculentum L.) in hydroponics culture were tested at concentrations of 20 and
50 mg L‐1. Both the humic acids tested stimulated plants growth. The CP‐A
stimulated only root growth, especially at 20 mg L ‐1 [23% and 22% increase
over the control, on fresh weight basis (f.w.b.), and dry weight basis (d.w.b.),
 respectively]. In contrast, CP‐B showed a positive effect on both shoots and
roots, especially at 50 mg L‐1 (shoots: 8% and 9% increase over the control;
roots: 18% and 16% increase over the control, on f.w.b. and d.w.b.,
respectively). Total ion uptake by the plants was affected by the two products.
In particular, CP‐A showed an increase in the uptake of nitrogen (N),
phosphorus (P), iron (Fe), and copper (Cu), whereas, CP‐B showed positive
effects for N, P, and Fe uptake. The change in the Fe content was the most
appreciable effect on mineral nutrition (CP‐A: 41% and 33% increase over the
control for 20 mg L‐1 and 50 mg L‐1 respectively; CP‐B: 31% and 46% increase
over the control for 20 mg L‐1 and 50 mg L‐1, respectively). Increases in Fe
concentration in the plant roots were especially pronounced (CP‐A: 113% and
123% increases with respect to controls for the 20 mg L ‐1 and 50 mg L‐
1
 treatments; CP‐B: 135% and 161% increases with respect to the control for
20 mg L‐1 and 50 mg L‐1 treatments). On the basis of the current experiments
and from evidence in the literature, reduction of Fe3+ to Fe2+ by humic acid is
considered as a possibility to explain a higher Fe availability for the plants.

Fig: Drip Irrigation system

EXPECTED OUTCOME:
From the advanced Hydroponics system we are expecting to grow
tomatoes faster and better than it grows in soil.

TIME SCHEDULE:
Water fetching time: For 1 minute

#) 8:00 AM to 8:01 AM

#) 12:30 PM to 12:31PM

#) 5:00 PM to 5:02 PM

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