Effect of densities and culture systems on growth, survival, yield, and economic return of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, farming in the rice field in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-62

  Lan, Lam My ^a   Micha, Jean Claude ^b   Long, Duong Nhut ^a   Yen, Pham Truong ^c  

^a CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^c Department of Agriculture and Rural Development   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Density; Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Mekong Delta; Rice freshwater prawn farming systems

Indexed keywords

FARMING SYSTEM; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; PADDY FIELD; PRAWN CULTURE; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL; YIELD;

ASIA; EURASIA; MEKONG DELTA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII;

EID: 33646442033     PISSN: 10454438     EISSN: 15450805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J028v18n01_03     Document Type: Article

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