Reuse of Fish Farm Drainage Water in Irrigation

Abdelraouf, R. E.

doi:10.1007/698_2017_92

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“…In recent decades, many landowners have constructed each new pond with unique characteristics. They construct new private ponds, especially for fish farming, and sometimes it is for irrigation also (Abdelraouf, 2019). Likewise, public ponds were made at the time of the extraction of clay from public land.…”

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Uses of Ponds in Nawalparasi West District, Lumbini Province of Nepal

Chidi

Aryal

2022

The Third Pole

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This study analyzes the existing uses of ponds in the Nawalparasi West district of Lumbini Province of Nepal. Ponds are of great importance for various aspects of nature and human life. Its importance varies from nature wonder to religion and culture to economic importance. There are various uses of ponds depending on their locality, topography, society, climate, and accessibility. Knowing the uses and the importance of the pond by local people for better development planning, for maximum benefits and sustainable management is a must. In this paper, data were collected from the Tarai plain areas using maps and through field study itself where several ponds are used by local people. The study revealed that the ponds have multiple uses. Most of the ponds are privately owned and mostly used for fishing, which is directly related to the income of the households. Many public ponds are also economically important for fishing at the community level. Additionally, many public ponds are historically tied to the religion and cultural practices of local indigenous people. Some ponds are ecologically important in the study site.

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Uses of Ponds in Nawalparasi West District, Lumbini Province of Nepal

Chidi

Aryal

2022

The Third Pole

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“…It is also considered one of the oldest vegetables known to humans, originating along the Mediterranean coast in the 15th century. It was initially consumed as food but is now recognized as a functional food [3], There are several untapped new sources of water, one of which is wastewater from fish farms [4], The water crisis in Iraq and the serious economic and social problems resulting from it are primarily a result of inequitable distribution and poor planning rather than a natural crisis [5]. As the water and soil is considered a natural substance (organic) and a principal resource that plays a prominent role in extreme sensitivity and danger [6][7], Fish water contains high levels of nitrogen compounds, phosphorus, and organic matter derived from feed and fish feces, whereas organic fertilizers like fish water, rich in nutrients, produce healthy food while eserving the environment [8][9], There has been an increase in the growth and yield indicators of vegetabls and improved elements by adding neglected water fish [10], This water has also been used in rice cultivation in Madagascar [11], There are not many studies on the effect of plant extracts from aquatic species, except for a recent study on the effect of water lens on corn plants [12], Water lens, also known as duckweed, is a floating plant from the Lemnaceae family that is widely found in lakes, wetlands, and ponds.…”

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Improving the Growth and Production of Beets by Fertilizing with Fish Water and Spraying Lentil Extract

Mahmood,

Hussein

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The experiment was conducted in the fields belonging to the Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, at Al-Jadriya Complex / Station A, for the autumn season of 2022-2023. The aim was to study the effect of water fish irrigation and water lens plant extract foliar application on the growth and productivity of beetroot. The experiment included two factors: the first factor was water fish irrigation with five concentrations (A) Control treatment (irrigation with river water and recommended fertilization), (B) Water fish irrigation at 25% concentration, (C) water Fish irrigation at 50% concentration, (D) Water Fish irrigation at 75% concentration, (E) Water fish irrigation at 100% concentration. The second factor was the foliar application of water lens plant extract, including (T1) Control treatment, (T2) Foliar application of extract at 0.25% concentration, (T3) Foliar application of extract at 0.50% concentration, (T4) Foliar application of extract at 0.75% concentration, (T5) Foliar application of extract at 1% concentration. The experiment was designed using a completely randomized block design with three replications, and a total of 25 treatments per replication. The means were compared using the Least Significant Difference (L.S.D) test at a significance level of 0.05. The results were as follows: Water fish irrigation treatments showed significant superiority in yield indicators, including root diameter, dry weight, height, and total yield. Treatment (E) gave the highest averages in root dry weight and total yield, while the largest root diameter was observed in treatment (D). As for root height, the highest average was recorded in treatment (C). The results of water lens plant extract foliar application showed a significant effect on yield indicators, with treatment (T5) outperforming in root dry weight, root height, and total yield. The interaction treatment ET5 showed the highest average total yield per hectare, reaching 1372 kg/ha.

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“…The experiment reported here set out to test the efficacy of aquaculture effluent as a fertiliser in a Martian simulant and a Martian analogue. The viability of freshwater aquaculture effluent as fertiliser has been demonstrated for a wide variety of food crops grown in terrestrial soils, including wheat (Al-Jaloud et al,, 1993), barley (Hussain and Al-Jaloud, 1998;Stevenson et al, 2010), maize (Abdul-Rahman et al, 2011;Osaigbovo et al, 2010), sorghum (Kolozsvári et al, 2022), soybean (Abdelraouf, 2017), amaranth (Ojobor and Tobih, 2015), potato (Abdelraouf, 2017), common bean (Meso et al, 2014), tomato (Castro et al, 2006;Pattillo et al, 2020), pepper (Omotade et al, 2019;Palada et al, 2019), chicory (Lenz et al, 2021a), cabbage (Elsbaay and Darwesh, 2022), lettuce (Lenz et al, 2021b), radish (Abdul-Rahman et al, 2011, cucumber (Ndubuisi, 2019), onion (Abdelraouf et al, 2016;Abdelraouf, 2017), basil (Omeir et al, 2020), marjoram (Kimera et al, 2021a) and oregano (Kimera et al, 2021b). This paper discusses a small pilot/proof of concept study, to ascertain whether aquaponic fish effluent could be used in sterile regoliths to produce vegetables.…”

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Feeding Mars: A pilot study growing vegetables using aquaponic effluent fertiliser in simulant and analogue Martian regoliths

Kotzen,

Paradelo,

Fruscella

2024

Ecocycles

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The Feeding Mars study was devised as a small, pilot proof of concept study to research the potential for using aquaponic effluents as an additive to regoliths which on Mars and the Moon are devoid of organic material and thus lacking microbes which assist in the delivery of water and nutrients to the plants via their roots. This research investigates aquaponics as a way to potentially produce fish and vegetal products in regoliths on Mars and the Moon as well as in extreme environments on Earth. In order to settle on Mars, settlers will have to grow their own food in systems that are self-perpetuating, with little or no inputs being brought from Earth once these systems have been established. This means that nutrients from the fish water can be used to grow plants in the hydroponic parts of the aquaponic system but also potentially in the Martian regoliths which are treated with effluents taken from aquaponic systems. Once production is established additional nutrients can be sourced from the arisings and waste, both from the fish (that are processed and eaten) and the plants, which can be used as compost to turn the regoliths into soil. In order to have fish in space, there is also the need for the systems to be self-sustaining in the production of fish feed. The key outcomes of the project were that all the species grown (potatoes, tomatoes, dwarf beans, carrots, lettuce, spring onions, chives and basil) indicate the potential to be grown in regoliths with the addition of aquaponic effluents. A significant result was that on the whole the plants that were grown with the addition of aquaponic effluents were greener than those grown in the horticultural soil, indicating that the nutrient supply was adequate. However, a key lesson learned is that germination and thus development of the plants grown in the Mars simulant and analogue was slower than those grown in the horticultural soil. Thus, developing nutrients in the soil before planting is necessary as it is with agriculture and horticulture practices on Earth, where manuring/fertilization occurs before planting. The consequence of this research, and the envisaged research to follow is not only for extra-terrestrial environments. The Earth has its own hostile environments, characterised with regoliths and other unproductive soils, and aquaponic water and aquaponic wastes can readily be envisaged as providing solutions to growing nutritious food in areas where agriculture is not currently viable. The research was undertaken in an exhibition gallery setting at the University of Greenwich in order to encourage public interest and dialogue, which it did.

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Reuse of Fish Farm Drainage Water in Irrigation

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Uses of Ponds in Nawalparasi West District, Lumbini Province of Nepal

Uses of Ponds in Nawalparasi West District, Lumbini Province of Nepal

Improving the Growth and Production of Beets by Fertilizing with Fish Water and Spraying Lentil Extract

Feeding Mars: A pilot study growing vegetables using aquaponic effluent fertiliser in simulant and analogue Martian regoliths

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