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n. - A technique of growing plants (without soil) in water containing dissolved nutrients.

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  • "As I understand it, Mr. Murren," he said, as they stood on the wharf together, waiting for an approaching boat, "the government looks on the business of growing sponges much...
  • The development of aquiculture (780 ha) creates reproductive and nutritive stresses to the detriment of local freshwater ichthyofauna.
  • As a group the human activities that in one way or another have played a part in the loss of the forest would include the construction of infrastructure for expanding towns,...
  • French company Tyca, which usually works on aquarium and aquiculture projects, has announced the development of lamps that could capture CO
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