§ 60. Mr. Shepherdasked the Minister of Agriculture what work is being done on hydroponics; and whether he is satisfied that practicable results are likely to come from this field.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsI am sending the hon. Member a full account of current work on soilless cultivation which has appeared in "Agriculture," the monthly journal of my Department. Promising results have been obtained from a method in which sand and gravel have been used, but its economic worth has yet to be determined. Commercial application is likely to be limited to crops of high value grown under glass.