Air cultures optimize access to air for successful plant growth. Materials and devices which hold and support the aeroponic grown plants must be devoid of disease and pathogens as well. A distinction of a true aeroponic culture and apparatus is that it provides plant support features that are monomial. Monomial contact between a plant and support structure allows for 100% of the plant to be entirely in air. Long-term aeroponic cultivation requires the root systems to be free of constraints surrounding the stem and root systems. Physical contact is minimized so that it does not hinder natural growth and root expansion, access to pure water, air exchange and disease-free conditions.
Close-up of the first patented aeroponic plant support structure. It's unrestricted support of the plant allows for normal growth in the air/moist environment - still in use today
Close-up of the first patented aeroponic plant support structure. It's unrestricted support of the plant allows for normal growth in the air/moist environment - still in use today
