Integrated rice-fish culture: Coupled production saves resources

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 135-143

  Frei, Michael ^a   Becker, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Freshwater aquaculture; Integrated rice fish culture; Resource use efficiency; Rice production

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FISHERIES; FOOD PRODUCTS; NUTRITION; OPTIMIZATION; WATER;

FISH CULTURES; INSECT POPULATIONS; RICE PRODUCTION; RICE-FISH SYSTEMS;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

AQUACULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; RICE;

FISHES; FOOD; FRESH WATER; NATURAL RESOURCES; NUTRITION; OPTIMIZATION; RICE;

EID: 20444502991     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2005.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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