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Why Hydroponics + Speed Breeding?

Hydroponics allows plants to grow without soil, using nutrient-rich water. This gives complete control over nutrients, water, and light. Speed breeding uses longer photoperiods and controlled environments to shorten the time from seed to seed.

Together, hydroponics and speed breeding create the perfect conditions for plants to grow faster, healthier, and stronger, helping achieve multiple generations in a year.

Crops with High Potential for hydroponics and Speed Breeding

Several crops show excellent promise when hydroponics and speed breeding are applied together

1. Tomato: Hydroponic tomatoes grow fast with precise nutrition. With speed breeding, new hybrids and disease-resistant types can be developed quickly.
2. Lettuce: Already a quick crop in hydroponics, lettuce can be advanced even further.
3. Spinach: Soil-free spinach avoids disease problems. Speed breeding helps in selecting iron-rich, bolt-resistant lines faster.
4. Cucumber: Well-suited to vertical farming. Speed breeding can fix resistance traits like powdery mildew tolerance in fewer years.
5. Strawberry: Hydroponics gives disease-free strawberry plants. Speed breeding allows quicker testing of fruit sweetness, yield, and shelf life.
6. Herbs and Spices: Crops like basil, mint, coriander, oregano, and various medicinal herbs can be grown throughout the year, allowing for multiple growth and harvest cycles.

The Future: Merging Hydroponics with Speed Breeding

This combination is not just about science, it is also about business and markets:

1. Generate 4 to 6 crop generations per year (depending on species).
2. Best Suited for urban farming, vertical farming, where quality and uniformity are important.
3. Year-Round Cultivation and crop breeding as work continues without depending on season or soil.
4. Reduce dependence on soil-borne diseases.
5. Opportunities for commercial farming in cities and export markets

At the School of Speed Breeding (SoSB), we support seed companies, universities, and research organizations by developing crop-specific protocols combining hydroponics and speed breeding, Sharing knowledge, providing infrastructure, and expertise.

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