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NUTRIENTS CONSUMPTION OF LETTUCE PLANTS IN HYDROPONIC AND AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Biosystems Engineering

Abstract

Aquaponics is the combined culture of fish and plants in recirculating aquaculture systems, considered to be an innovative, eco-friendly and sustainable technology. So, the main aim of this work is to study the effect of flow rate and culture system on nutrients consumption rate and lettuce productivity in hydroponic and aquaponic systems. To achieve that, two nutrients sources (effluent fish farm and stock nutrient solution), three systems of hydroponics (deep water, A shape and gutter systems) and three flow rates are 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 L h-1 plant-1 were compared. Also, water use efficiency of lettuce plants was determined. The various water quality parameters and plant growth were studied for treatment under study. The obtained results indicated that the highest values of N, P, k, Ca and mg consumption rate were found with gutter hydroponic system and 1.5 L h-1 plant-1 of flow rate for lettuce plants grown in nutrient solution. The fresh weight of whole plant for lettuce plants grown in gutter hydroponic system was better than those grown in different culture system. The highest value of the water use efficiency of lettuce plants was 46.11 kg m-3 was found with nutrient solution for gutter hydroponic system.

DOI

10.21608/mjae.2022.112353.1061

Keywords

Aquaponic, Aquaculture, Hydroponic, fish, lettuce plant, Nutrients, water use efficiency

Authors

First Name

Amira A. M.

Last Name

Amin

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Affiliation

PhD Stud., Ag. Eng. Dept., Fac. of Ag., Benha U., Egypt.

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salma_nassar96@yahoo.com

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Toukh

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First Name

Elsayed G.

Last Name

Khater

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Affiliation

Assoc. Prof., Ag. Eng. Dept., Fac. of Ag., Benha U., Egypt.

Email

alsayed.khater@fagr.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Samir A.

Last Name

Ali

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Affiliation

Prof., Ag. Eng. Dept., Fac. of Ag., Benha U., Egypt.

Email

samir.ali@fagr.bu.edu.eg

City

Toukh, Qalubia

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First Name

Salah M.

Last Name

Kamal

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Prof. and Deputy director of Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Res., Egypt.

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salahmk02@gmail.com

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Volume

39

Article Issue

2

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32679

Issue Date

2022-04-01

Receive Date

2021-12-21

Publish Date

2022-04-01

Page Start

299

Page End

322

Print ISSN

1687-384X

Online ISSN

2636-3062

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MJAE_Volume 39_Issue 2_Pages 299-322.pdf

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Publication Title

Misr Journal of Agricultural Engineering

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NUTRIENTS CONSUMPTION OF LETTUCE PLANTS IN HYDROPONIC AND AQUAPONIC SYSTEMS

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23 Jan 2023