Q. Which of the following statements are not correct in accordance with hydroponics?
I. It determines the mineral nutrients essential for plants.
II. The hydroponics involves the culture of plants in a soil with, defined mineral solution.
III. Hydroponics requires purified water with non-defined mineral nutrient salts.
IV. In the hydroponics technique, plants are grown in sandy soil with nutrient solution.
V. By this method, essential elements required for the growth of plants can be identified and their deficiency symptoms can also be discovered.
Choose the correct options.

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Solution:

Hydroponics is the technique of growing plants in a nutrient solution. Since then to try and determine the mineral nutrients essential for plants, a number of improvised methods have been employed. The essence of all their methods involves the culture of plants in a soil free, defined mineral solution. These methods require purified water and mineral nutrient salts.