Economic analysis of monosex culture of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man): A case study

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 949-954

  Mohanakumaran Nair, C ^a   Salin, K R ^b   Raju, M S ^a   Sebastian, Mathew ^a  

^a Department of Fish Processing Technology and Microbiology   (India)

^b KERALA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

All male culture; Economics; Farming; Freshwater prawn; India; Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MARICULTURE; PRAWN CULTURE;

ANDHRA PRADESH; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII;

EID: 33745062577     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2006.01521.x     Document Type: Article

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