More than 14 metric tons of hydroponic strawberries have been produced in Qeshm Island, located in the southern Hormozgan Province, in the current year (ends March 20), according to the public relations of Qeshm Free Zone. The figure shows a 20 percent growth, compared to the previous year. Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture and is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil.
