Efficiency of water use of an integrated fish/vegetable co-culture system

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 420-428

  Mcmurtry, M R ^a   Sanders, D C ^b   Cure, J D ^b   Hudson, R G ^b   Haning, B C ^b   Amand, P C St ^c  

^a IAV Systems   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

BIOFILTER; COCULTURE; ENERGY PRODUCTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; HYBRID; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS; VEGETABLE; WATER UTILIZATION;

AQUACULTURE; FISH PRODUCTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; POLYCULTURE; VEGETABLE PRODUCTION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 0031398378     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1997.tb00290.x     Document Type: Article

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