Nutrient accumulation and water use efficiency of ponds in integrated agriculture-aquaculture farming systems in the Mekong Delta

Fishponds in Farming Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 147-157

  Nhan, Dang K ^a   Duong, Le T ^a   Phong, Le T ^a   Verdegem, Marc C J ^b   Stoorvogel, Jetse J ^b   Verreth, Johan A J ^b  

^a CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Integrated agriculture aquaculture; Nutrient accumulation; Vietnam; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249147289     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.3920/978-90-8686-596-3     Document Type: Chapter

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