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Soilless means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)

: Asian Agri-History: Drumavichitrikaranam—The Ancient Approach to Plant Mutagenesis

Soilless Agriculture refers to one of the modern applications which could benefit from the principles of ancient Indian agriculture, which presents a safe technology and methodology regarding organic agriculture and plant mutagenesis (druma-vichitrikaranam), according to treatises (such as the Vrikshayurveda).—[Regarding Food in Outer Space]: The scientific community is all eager to colonise other planets. If this happens, then it would also be essential to grow food there. A special type of wheat called Apogee has been developed that is a dwarf variety growing in hydroponic cultures and having a growth cycle of just 23 days. Drumavichitrikaranam has some of the techniques to dwarf trees as well as shorten the germination period. The methodology of growing plants in a soilless medium, could be explored using this ancient method.

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Ä€yurveda (आयà¥à¤°à¥à¤µà¥‡à¤¦, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Ä€yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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