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Chapter 6 Hydroponic Aquaculture: How One System Works 　　The growing of plants without soil has developed from experiments carried out to determine what substances (like soil and water) make plants grow. Growing plants in water (rather than in soil) --- in other words, hydroponics--- dates back many more years than you might think. Scientists believe that hydroponics or aquaculture is at least as ancient as the pyramids of Egypt. Scientists also know that a primitive form of aquaculture has been used in the region of Kashmir for centuries. In fact, scientists believe hydroponic growing actuall