Use of additional substrate to enhance growth performance of milkfish, Chanos chanos (Forsskal) in inland saline groundwater ponds

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-20

  Jana, Sourindra Nath ^a   Garg, Sudhir Krishan ^a   Thirunavukkarasu, Arunachalam Rangasamy ^b   Bhatnagar, Anita ^a   Kalla, Alok ^a   Patra, Bidhan Chandra ^c  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ICAR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF BRACKISHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

^c VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Additional substrate; Autotrophic index; Chanos chanos; Fish growth; Inland saline groundwater; Milkfish; Periphyton; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AUTOTROPHY; FISH; FISH CULTURE; GROUNDWATER; INLAND FISHERY; LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; POND; WATER QUALITY;

CHANOS CHANOS;

EID: 33646460417     PISSN: 10454438     EISSN: 15450805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J028v18n01_01     Document Type: Article

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