Manure Based Duckweed Production in Shallow Sink : Effect of Nutrient Loading Frequency on the Production Performance of Lemna purpusilla

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1010-1016

  Sultana, N ^a   Chowdhury, S A ^a   Huque, K S ^a   Huque, Q M E ^a  

^a BANGLADESH LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Biomass Yield; Effluent; Lemna; Nutritive Value

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034385555     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2000.1010     Document Type: Article

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