#$%^&*AU2018201956A120180412.pdf#####ABSTRACT Provided is a hydroponic method that does not involve the use of chemical fertilizers or chemically-synthesized pesticides, and enables the use of said chemical fertilizers or chemically-synthesized pesticides to be reduced. The present invention is a hydroponic method that involves the use of beneficial micro-organisms such as a mycorrhizal fungi and partner bacteria thereof. By cultivating, between crops, partner plants that are easily inhabited by mycorrhizal fungi and partner bacteria thereof, andusingahydroponic culturing apparatus that enables an environment in which the above-mentioned beneficial micro-organisms flourish to be created, the yield and quality of crops can be increased, and the use of chemical fertilizers and chemically-synthesized pesticides can be reduced or eliminated.
