Hydroponics is a sort of horticulture and a subset of hydroculture that includes utilizing mineral fertilizer solutions in an aqueous solvent to grow plants, mainly crops, without soil.

Hydroponics has a lot of benefits, one of which is that it saves water in agriculture. To cultivate 1 kilogramm (2.2 lb) of tomatoes using intensive farming methods, 400L (88 imp gal; 110 U.S. gal) of water is required; hydroponics requires 70L and aeroponics requires just 20L (4.4 imp gal; 5.3 U.S. gal). [8  Because hydroponics requires far less water to grow produce, individuals living in harsh areas with limited access to water may be able to cultivate their own food in the future.