Development of a Controlled Hydroponic Growth Chamber for Solanum Lycopersicum “ROMA” Production

The dramatic climate change and uncontrollable nature cause drastic effects to plant growth and development. To minimize the dependency of the crops on nature, a controlled plant growth chamber incorporated with a Deep-Water Culture hydroponics system was developed. In the study, the controlled environment system aimed to monitor and regulate the considered ambient and root environment parameters. The values of the environmental parameters and the morphological parameters of grown plants in the controlled and environmental systems were compared and analyzed using a t-test. The results showed that the ambient conditions were not regulated according to ideal values, however, the root system was controlled effectively. Based on the morphological tests conducted, it was found out that the growth of plants in the controlled system is statistically better than the growth in the conventional method.