Comparison of a novel nanobubble oxygenation system to existing hydrogen peroxide dosing and its impacts on plant growth and yield at an indoor hydroponic farm.

圣劳伦斯学院的一个研究小组和位于安大略康沃尔的一家水培农业公司--无田农场正在合作一个项目，利用纳米气泡技术优化水培植物的收成。 该项目将比较水培生菜种植系统中的纳米气泡氧气输送系统和传统的过氧化氢给药系统，看看哪种方法能刺激更多的生长和更高的植物产量。 纳米气泡的小体积与表面积比允许营养素长时间保持悬浮在溶液中，因此稳定植物根系可用的溶解氧，以支持高营养素吸收。假设是：1。无田农场将显着增加他们的产量使用纳米气泡充氧系统，和; 2。该公司可以消除在其农业过程中使用有机化学品和相关成本。 粮食作物行业竞争激烈，利润微薄;然而，如果成功，该项目可以使无田农场将其业务扩大三倍，降低其批发产品成本，并增加当地社区的粮食供应。

A St. Lawrence College research team and Fieldless Farms, a hydroponic farming company located in Cornwall, Ontario, are partnering on a project to optimize hydroponic plant harvests using nanobubble technology. The project will compare a nanobubble oxygen delivery system in a hydroponic lettuce farming system to a conventional hydrogen peroxide dosing system to see which method stimulates more growth and greater plant yields. The small volume-to-surface-area ratio of nanobubbles allows the nutrients to remain suspended in solution for extended periods, therefore stabilizing dissolved oxygen available to plant root systems to support a high nutrient uptake. The hypothesis is that; 1. Fieldless Farms will significantly increase their yields using the nanobubble oxygenation system, and; 2. The company can eliminate using organic chemicals in their farming process and the associated costs. The food crop industry is highly competitive and margins can be slim; however, if successful, this project could allow Fieldless Farms to expand its operations threefold, decrease its wholesale product costs, and increase food availability to local communities.