Aquaponics production of catfish and pumpkin: Comparison with conventional production systems

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dc.contributor.authorOladimeji, Sunday Abraham
dc.contributor.authorOkomoda, Victor Tosin
dc.contributor.authorOlufeagba, Samuel Olabode
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-26T15:54:16Z
dc.date.available2023-04-26T15:54:16Z
dc.date.issued2020-02-18
dc.descriptionFood Sci Nutr. 2020;8:2307–2315.en_US
dc.description.abstractAquaponics 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCEFTERen_US
dc.description.urihttps://datad.aau.org/handle/123456789/1595
dc.identifier.citationOladimeji, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1530-261X
dc.identifier.uriDOI: 10.1002/fsn3.1512
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWILEYen_US
dc.subjectaquacultureen_US
dc.subjectClarias gariepinusen_US
dc.subjecthydroponicsen_US
dc.subjectTelfairia occidentalisen_US
dc.subjectShola Gabriel Solomonen_US
dc.subjectAmbok Bolong Abol-Munafien_US
dc.subjectKorede Isaiah Alabien_US
dc.subjectMhd Ikhwanuddinen_US
dc.subjectChukwumeka Onwuka Martinsen_US
dc.subjectJoshua Umaruen_US
dc.subjectAnuar Hassanen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectCEFTERen_US
dc.titleAquaponics production of catfish and pumpkin: Comparison with conventional production systemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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