Aquaponics production of catfish and pumpkin: Comparison with conventional production systems
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Date
2020-02-18
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WILEY
Abstract
Aquaponics is known to be a smart way of producing fish and crops simultaneously;
however, there is a paucity of information about the extents of this system's efficiency
over other conventional methods of food production. Thus, this study was designed
to evaluate the performance of a catfish–pumpkin aquaponics system in comparison
with recirculatory and static aquaculture systems (for fish performance), as well
as irrigated and nonirrigated systems (for pumpkin performance). Results obtained
showed that the production of fish in the aquaponics system was 29% and 75% more
efficient than recirculatory and static aquaculture systems, respectively. The survival
of the fish was also significantly improved probably due to better water quality in the
aquaponics system. With respect to pumpkin production, yield in the aquaponics
system was about five times the performance in irrigated land and eleven times those
in nonirrigated land. This study gives definitive evidence to support the efficiency of
the aquaponics system over other conventional food production methods.
Description
Food Sci Nutr. 2020;8:2307–2315.
Keywords
aquaculture, Clarias gariepinus, hydroponics, Telfairia occidentalis, Shola Gabriel Solomon, Ambok Bolong Abol-Munafi, Korede Isaiah Alabi, Mhd Ikhwanuddin, Chukwumeka Onwuka Martins, Joshua Umaru, Anuar Hassan, University of Agriculture, Nigeria, CEFTER
Citation
Oladimeji, S. A., Okomoda, V. T., Olufeagba, S. O., Solomon, S. G., Abol‐Munafi, A. B., Alabi, K. I., ... & Hassan, A. (2020). Aquaponics production of catfish and pumpkin: Comparison with conventional production systems. Food science & nutrition, 8(5), 2307-2315.