Soilless Culture System to Support Water Use Efficiency and Product Quality: A Review

The driving force of future agricultural industry is to provide sufficient yield that satisfy the needs of consumers and meet their interests in terms of quality. Soilless cultivation is intensively used in protected agriculture to improve control over the growing environment and to avoid uncertainties in the water and nutrient status of the soil. Recently the type of soilless culture transformed from open to close-loop system. This system is known for better result in water use efficiency, while maintaining the quality of the yield. This study aims to describe the specific purpose of soilless culture specifically in close-loop system and how substrate nutrition produces the better quality of the yields.