Duckweed based bio-remediation of village ponds: An ecologically and economically viable integrated approach for rural development through aquaculture

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Ansal, M D ^a   Dhawan, A ^a   Kaur, V I ^a  

^a GURU ANGAD DEV VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fish; Non conventional; Nutrient recycling; Nutrition; Phyto remediation; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEMNA;

EID: 77955076136     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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