Development of a duckweed-fed carp polyculture system in Bangladesh

Aquaculture

Volumn 218, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 425-438

  Azim, M E ^a,b   Wahab, M A ^a  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Carp polyculture system; Duckweed

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; AQUATIC PLANT; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; POLYCULTURE; STOCKING DENSITY;

BANGLADESH;

BARBODES GONIONOTUS; CATLA CATLA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; LABEO ROHITA; LEMNA;

EID: 0037468959     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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