Before going ahead on the news, you have to understand the ‘Substrate’. It has nothing to do with the soil present in the ground. It is a kind of hydroponic cultivation, in which plants grow without soil. They need water, minerals and a substrate, so that the roots of the plant can remain connected.
The ‘substrate’ that scientists have developed the roots of the plants are electronically stimulated so that they can grow rapidly. Linkoping University of Sweden has done this study. NDTV’s Report According to, the Associate Professor Elni Stowerinido, who is involved in the study, said that population is increasing worldwide. There is also a problem of climate change. We will not be able to fulfill the need to eat the world through the current agriculture methods.
He said that food can also be grown in urban environment through hydroponic methods. Remember that some similar technology is also used in international space stations. Scientists have grown many types of things there.
Electronic soil related study in ‘Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences’ Publisher Has been done Study says that the plants whose roots were stimulated by electricity increased by more than 50 per cent in 15 days. The special thing is that such farming can be done in closed places and at least water is used.