Translations:AY Honors/Hydroponics and Aquaponics/Answer Key/51/en

Aeroponics: One of the most complex and high-tech system. Consists of a water reservoir (as always) with a watertight or near water tight lid into which the plants are attached, their roots hanging into the container below. The roots do not rest in water as with the Deep-Water Culture system, but a mister inside the system keeps the roots moist, watering them through this mist rather than from direct contact with the water.

Close-up of the first patented aeroponic plant support structure (1983). Its unrestricted support of the plant allows for normal growth in the air/moisture environment, and is still in use today.