DOI: https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/20.3.2223
Original scientific paper
Cultivation of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss W.) in the aquaponic recirculation system
2019, 20 (3) p. 967-973
Katya Velichkova, Ivaylo Sirakov, Stefka Stoyanova, Yordan Staykov
Abstract
Aquaponics is combined growing fish and plants in a recalculating system. Therefore it is very important to achieve optimal conditions for their cultivation. The purpose of this study was to trace the influence of the water used by the cultivated fish on the biomass of the lettuce in the aquaponic system. In this connection, two types of hydroponic sections were built and integrated into an existing recirculation aquaculture system. The hydrochemical parameters were measured during the trial. At the end of the trial the fresh weight of the lettuce plants was measured. The productivity of lettuce plants is highly dependent on the type of plant growing medium and the fish biomass. A better removal capacity in ammonium, nitrate and ortho-phospahte were observed in the LECA section compared with the cleaning capacity in the raft section as a part of experimental aquaponics system. A better removal capacity in ammonium, nitrate and ortho-phospahte were observed in the LECA section compared with the cleaning capacity in the raft section as a part of experimental aquaponics system.
Keywords
aquaponics, deep water culture, hydrochemical parameters, lettuce, rainbow trout
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