Balancing of nutrient uptake by water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica) and mustard green (Brassica juncea) with nutrient production by African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in scaling aquaponic recirculation system

• Main Authors: Azizah, Endut, Fathurrahman, Lananan, Siti Hajar, Abdul Hamid
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Taylor and Francis Inc. 2016
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/7364/1/FH02-ESERI-16-05979.png; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/7364/2/FH02-ESERI-16-07274.jpg; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/7364/3/FH02-ESERI-16-07684.jpg; http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/7364/

From both engineering and economic perspectives, goals of an aquaponic recirculation system are keeping a healthy environment for fish and plant, by eliminating toxic metabolites and growth-inhibiting substances. The type and quantity of waste excretions produced by the cultured organisms are also t...