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1. The document discusses growing tomatoes using a hydroponics system with modified nutrients. It outlines objectives to determine if a system using rice water can effectively grow tomato plants without harm. 2. Procedures are described to germinate tomato seeds in soil and transfer sprouts to containers with rice water as the nutrient solution. Observations will be recorded over a week. 3. The goal is to discover if modified hydroponics using rice water is beneficial for growing nutritious tomato plants and could be applied in agriculture.

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1. The document discusses growing tomatoes using a hydroponics system with modified nutrients. It outlines objectives to determine if a system using rice water can effectively grow tomato plants without harm. 2. Procedures are described to germinate tomato seeds in soil and transfer sprouts to containers with rice water as the nutrient solution. Observations will be recorded over a week. 3. The goal is to discover if modified hydroponics using rice water is beneficial for growing nutritious tomato plants and could be applied in agriculture.

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CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION
The hydroponics is a technique of growing plants using water-based nutrient solution, rather than
using simple soil. Hydroponics may look hard to process as we observe it but it is one of the
easiest way to garden some plant by just simply putting water and some nutrients and let it be.
Best plants that may grow on hydroponics system includes leafy vegetables (lettuce, spinach)
and tomatoes. Hydroponics was already start 600 BC near modern day in Iraq and the earliest
examples of hydroponics was date back to the hanging gardens in Babylon and the floating
gardens of China, but still modern technology has enabled us to grow plants faster, stronger and
healthier. Hydroponics compared to traditional planting in soil is much easier and convenient
than on normal planting techniques yet modern hydroponics is expensive and required enhanced
monitoring and maintenance.

Tomato (solanum lycopersicum) from the nightshade family plants is an edible berry and known
on helping our body mainly in our heart as it contains lycopene on where the name of it describes
and other vitamins includes folate, vitamin C and potassium. Tomato (solanum lycopersicum) is
best planted from September to January in hilly areas and from November to January in lowland
areas here in Philippines as tomatoes like cool weather. However, they can still survive on
summer heat from being adaptable on seasons here.

OBJECTIVES
The main purpose of this study is to know the result of using modified hydroponics.
The research also aims to answer the following questions:

1, Does modified hydroponic germination aid really work?


2. With the use of modified hydroponics, will the plant grow more quickly.
3, Can plants use modified hydroponics without harm?
4, Will using modified hydroponics result in greater cost savings?
1. Is hydroponic plant growth effective?
2. Is it possible that a tomato grown using modified hydroponics may die?
3. Why are tomatoes good for hydroponics?
4. How much sunlight do hydroponic tomatoes need?
SCOPE AND LIMITATION
Through the use of modified hydroponics, this experiment will assist in accelerating the process
of planting our tomatoes. We will utilize soaked water from decaying rice in our modified
hydroponics to see if it can be used and if it will efficiently grow healthy and not perish.

SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The goal of the study is to discover whether modified hydroponics is beneficial to the
agricultural sector and whether it can be used to cultivate nutritious and precise tomato plants.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

Modified Hydroponics - uses polyethylene film bags filled with a peat-vermiculite mix

Tomato Seed - can be started in small pots of damp seed starting soil

Rice - As a cereal grain

Water - is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H₂O.

Soil - is a mixture of minerals


CHAPTER 2

Tomato (solanum lycopersicum) is a nutrient-dense superfood that


offers benefit to a large of bodily systems. Its nutritional content
supports healthful skin, weight loss, and heart health. Despite the
popularity of tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum), it was only 200 years
ago that they were thought to be poisonous in the US. This is likely to be
because the plant belongs to the toxic Nightshade family. Tomatoes
(solanum lycopersicum) are now the fourth most popular fresh-market
vegetable behind potatoes, lettuce and onions. (Megan Ware, 2017)

Tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum) are technically a fruit because


they fit the botanical definition of one; they are the fleshy parts of a
plant that sorrounds its seeds. However, for nutritional and culinary
purposes, tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum) are considered vegetable
due to their taste, use in meals and nutrient content. (Cynthia Sass,
MPH. RD, 2022) Both ripe and unripe tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum)
contain solanine, a poisonous compound found in green potatoes and
many others from the Nightshade family within the genus Solanum, like
eggplants and tomatoes. However, the amount of solanine in both unripe
and ripe tomato (solanum lycopersicum) isn’t enough to be life-
threatening. (Feruza, 2021)

Whether you want to grow tomato (solanum lycopersicum)


plants in a garden soil or a container, choose a spot with at least six to
eight hours of direct sunlight daily. Ideally, the garden soil should be
well-draining, fertile and have ph 5.8 to 7, but tomato (solanum
lycopersicum) plants grow in all types of soil except clay. Garden soil
may be too heavy for growing plants in containers, so add compost or
perlite or use potting soil. (scienceinhydroponics, 2021)

Tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum) are grow really well in all kinds


of hydroponic systems, so whichever one you choose is really down to
personal preference. We really like the ebb amd flow system, as its one
of the most-simple setups that you could easily build yourself. The
easiest to get set up is to buy a complete ebb and flow hydroponic
system. The great thing is once you have your hydroponic system in
place. You can start growing tomatoes (solanum-lycopersicum).
(https://rurallivingtoday.com/hydroponics/how-to-grow-hydroponic-
tomatoes)

Hydroponic tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum) are one of the most


popular crops grown in a greenhouse. While insufficient light,
inappropriate air temperature, and mineral nutrient deficiency or
toxicities can negatively impact yield, pathogens can pose real
challenges if left undetected and identified. (Christopher J. Currey,
2020) Advantages of growing tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum)
hydroponically include efficient use of nutrients and water uptake, very
high yields, no seasonality and pest elimination. The grower is able to
control all environmental aspects and ensure the tomatoes (solanum
lycopersicum) are in the most condusive environment for them to be
grown. If also have some disadvantages to grow tomatoes
hydroponically. These are very high energy and capital inputs. Also
there are many external factors to be controlled to grow hydroponic
tomatoes (solanum lycopersicum) successfully. These include light,
temperature, humidity and air circulation (Ryan Johnson, 2020)

CHAPTER 3
Materials and Method
1. Tomato sprout
2. Container (hydroponics)
3. Flower Pot (sprouting seeds)
4. ¼ sack of fertile soil
5. 2-4 cups of rice (cooked)
6. 1L water
7. Sprinkler or dipper
8. Sponge (not used)
9. Notepad & Pen/Pencil
10. Gloves (optional)
11. Colander or other draining equipment
12. Cellphone for capturing pictures

Procedure:
1. Find a good spot in the school that has direct sunlight and good atmosphere for
the tomato and prepare materials on planting tomato seeds
2. In a flower pot, fill each pot with fertile soil
3. Scatter the seeds in the flower pot with soil and cover it with another small batch
of fertile soil.
4. Water the pots smoothly and gently.
5. Water it every day and check the pots every time
6. List every day on a piece of notebook on the day, what time , how many it
sprouted and take a picture on all the pots
7. Cook the rice like how it usually cooked and leave it for 1 week or less if the
sprout still show its real leaves (the day of cooking the rice is optional and the
estimated time for the real leaves to show is 1 week)
8. If the sprouts show its real leaves, prepare for the materials that will be used in
hydroponics.
9. Prepare the spoiled rice, containers, sponge and the tomato (solanum
lycopersicum) sprouts
10. Wash the spoiled cooked rice with water and drain it in another container. Take
the water, not the rice
11. Fill the containers with the washed spoiled cook rice water.
12. Transfer the tomato sprouts into the container filled with spoiled rice
water
13. If transferring the sprout in the hydroponics, remove the soil slowly and put it
in an unused sponge that is cut in 4 pieces with a hole in the center to ensure the
tomato do not fall down, then put the sprout in the modified water and observe it
every day in one week.
14. List what time you observed it, what happens to the specimen and the day you
observe the specimen.
CHAPTER 4

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