The main objective of this course is to let students to gain the introduction, advantages and methods of soiless culture, to have information about nutrition in soilless culture and to plan and apply plant growing in soiless culture by commercially, amateur and experimental, to solve the problems faced in soilees culture production.

The history of soilless culture, the status in the world and Turkiye, the reasons to use in greenhouses, the definition and classification of soiless culture systems, soilless culture techniques (Water culture-hydroponics, substrate culture), substrates used in soilless culture, Substrate culture in beds, substrate culture in bags, substrate culture in pots, plant nutrition and irrigation in substrate culture, flat water culture, flow water culture, aeroponics, nutrition in soiless culture, preparation and application of nutrent solution, solution-Media-plant analysis , the advantages and disadvantages of soiless culture (hydroponics), environmental effect, the future.