Growth of fingerlings in different stocking densities in tropical aquaponic system of basil production

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Aquaponics, nutrient cycling, water recirculation, fish production

Abstract

Aquaponics proposes a synergistic relationship between aquaculture and hydroponic production, with the principle of imitating nature, favoring nutrient cycling and water recirculation. The aim of this work was to evaluate fish and vegetable production, as well as water quality in the constituents of small-scale tropical aquaponic systems. The fish systems consisted of tanks with 3m³ of volume and different densities, T1 (72 fish-³); T2 (144 fish-³); T3 (216 fish-³), populated with Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), with filters for the nitrification process. Plant production systems have 12 channels (6m long) of PCV per fish tank, filled with gravel and spacing 15 cm per plant, basil (Ocimum basilicum). The experiment lasted 45 days, being replicated. For the analysis of fish and plant performance, biometrics were performed every 15 days. The results demonstrate that animal growth, evaluated by weight gain, total length and standard length of the treatments did not show statistically significant differences, as well as for plant parameters, but in all treatments both showed satisfactory growth. The water quality parameters remained as recommended for aquaponics. Aquaponic systems have demonstrated their viability in animal and plant production in the tropics.

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Rodrigo Diana Navarro, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, BR

Possui graduação em Zootecnia pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Mestrado em Zootecnia pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa e Doutor em Zootecnia pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Doutorado sanduíche na Universidade Politécnica de Valencia, em Valência Espanha. Pós-doutor em Fisiologia da reprodução de peixe de água doce da na Universidade Federal de Lavras. Atualmente Professor Associado II de Aquicultura, Manejo de Animais Silvestres da Faculdade de Agronomia e Veterinária FAV da Universidade de Brasília, UnB.

Bernardo Simões Correa, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, BR

Graduado pela Universidade Católica de Brasília - UCB em Ciências Biológicas, especialista em Piscicultura: Sanidade e Desenvolvimento Sustentável pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá - UEM e mestre em Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Rural pela Universidade de Brasília - UnB.

Guilherme Crispim Hundley, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, BR

Possui graduação pela San Diego State University(2001). Atualmente é Sócio da Aquaponia Brasileira. Tem experiência na área de Agronomia.

Goro Kodama, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, BR

Possui graduação em Engenharia de Aqüicultura pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Atualmente é mestrando na área de Ciências Animais da FAV-UNB, com foco no estudo na área de viabilidade econômica do sistema de aquaponia no Distrito Federal.

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Navarro, R. D., Correa, B. S., Hundley, G. C., & Kodama, G. (2021). Growth of fingerlings in different stocking densities in tropical aquaponic system of basil production. Ciência E Natura, 43, e 95. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufsm.br/cienciaenatura/article/view/63222

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