In addition, such roots need not fear sickness. They grow twice as fast as soil-grown plants, making them less apt to spread disease.
根部長得好，還有一個好處，就是不怕病害，「就像一個人體質很好，抵抗力自然增強的情況一樣」，鳳山分所所長沈再發說，水耕種的蔬菜因此不大容易染病；即使染病的話，也因為水耕法的蔬菜實在長的太快，而來不及蔓延。