The effects of two aquatic floating macrophytes (Lemna and Azolla) as biofilters of nitrogen and phosphate in fish ponds

Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-258

  Ferdoushi, Zannatul ^a   Haque, Farhana ^b   Khan, Saleha ^c   Haque, Mahfuzul ^c  

^a HAJEE MOHAMMAD DANESH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Fisheries College   (Bangladesh)

^c BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Azolla sp.; Duckweed; Fish pond; Lemna sp.; Nutrient; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AZOLLA; BACILLARIOPHYCEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BARBODES GONIONOTUS; CATLA CATLA; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CIRRHINUS MRIGALA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUGLENA; EUGLENIDA; LABEO ROHITA; LEMNA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 77951634454     PISSN: 13032712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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