Airponics is the cultivation of plants without soil, by suspending them in an oxygen-rich environment and misting their roots with nutrient solution.
Kes established an airponics bay on Voyager, along with a hydroponics bay. (VOY: "Elogium," "Cold Fire")
In 2375 Ensign Doug Bronowski worked in Voyager's airponics bay. (VOY: "Someone to Watch Over Me")
- It is likely Bronowski took over Kes's operation after she left in 2374.
Further references
- "Oasis"
- "Elogium"
- "Cold Fire"
- "Deadlock"
- "Tuvix"
- "Basics, Part I"
- "Warlord"
- "Drone"
- "Once Upon a Time"
- "Someone to Watch Over Me"
- "Riddles"
- "Memorial"
- "Fury"
- "Imperfection"
- "Body and Soul"
- "The Void"
- "Human Error"
Background
The 'correct' term for the method is aeroponics. However, airponics is the term used in the series.