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This book will help those Hydroponic growers who are looking for Generic, Crop Specific nutrients to be made on their own, that too, at a very low cost. They do not have to struggle anymore to get the details of the crop-specific formulations. This book can be helpful to beginners, hobbyists, small or big growers, commercial farmers, as well as exponents of agriculture. Advantages of making nutrients on your own: *Making on your own nutrients is highly cost-effective. *Crop-specific nutrients help to get much higher yields since the same are designed as per the growing needs of that particular species. *The biggest advantage is the flexibility to adjust the nutrient deficiencies because of varying uptake issues because of many other influencing factors. The Nutrient formulations chapter explains the generic formula from around the world and the Crop-specific section covers the formula of exotic fruit crops like Blackberry, Blueberries, Cherry, Custard apple, Date palm, Figs, Goji berry, Gooseberry, Grapefruit, Grapes, Guava, Gulupa, Kiwi, Lemon, Mango, Papaya, Passion fruit, Persimmon, Pomegranate, Raspberry, and Strawberry. The allied chapters explain the elements needed for the plant growth, types of fertilizers, nutrient deficiencies, factors influencing the optimal yields and sequence of mixing nutrient fertilizers.