Effect of Aquafeed on Productivity of Red Amaranth and on Water Quality under Aquaponic Cultivation
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- 2014-03-28
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Aquaponics, the integrated production of fish and hydroponic crops in a recirculating system, is an intensive cultivation method in which metabolic fish wastes fertilize plants. This study compares the effects of two aquafeeds on Red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) productivity and on water quality under cultivation of Blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus), with three aquaponic units (n=3) per treatment over a 60-day trial. The fishmeal-based control feed contains higher crude protein (40%) and phosphorus (1.12%) than the plant-based alternative feed (32% and 0.40%). The alternative feed resulted in a significantly higher amaranth crop yield (p
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Medina, Miles D
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- Florida International University Libraries
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- Aquaponics
Aquafeed
Recirculating aquaculture
Blue tilapia
Red amaranth
Crop yield
Effluent
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Science
Agronomy and Crop Sciences
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- Medina, Miles D. Effect of Aquafeed on Productivity of Red Amaranth and on Water Quality under Aquaponic Cultivation. 2014-03-28. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1206. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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- Medina, Miles D, (2014-03-28) Effect of Aquafeed on Productivity of Red Amaranth and on Water Quality under Aquaponic Cultivation. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1206
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- Medina, Miles D. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1206>.