Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) production in a NFT hydroponic system

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Laura Patricia Brenes-Peralta
María Fernanda Jiménez-Morales

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Hydroponics is considered to be the study of plant growth in the absence of soil. Nowadays it is used with commercial purposes in which different plants are set in an environment where a nutrient solution is added so that the plant can grow. NFT is a kind of hydroponic agriculture, that means Nutrient Film Tecnique. There is an established NFT system at the Centro de Prácticas Docentes e Investigación Agropecuaria, from the Agribusiness School at Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Therefore a research project was started in 2013, to promote this type of Agriculture, and create an experience that resulted in technical and Good Practices information to be delivered and shared with interested beneficiaries. 

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Brenes-Peralta, L. P., & Jiménez-Morales, M. F. (2014). Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) production in a NFT hydroponic system. Tecnología En Marcha Journal, 27, pág. 56–64. https://doi.org/10.18845/tm.v27i0.2015
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