Does fish stocking rate affect the photosynthesis of Lactuca sativa grown in an aquaponic system?

• Autorzy: Jaszczuk Zuzanna Malwina , Brysiewicz Adam , Kozioł Agnieszka , Auriga Alicja , Brestic Marian , Kalaji Hazem M.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/jwld.2023.146616

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The depletion of natural resources such as freshwater and cropland makes it necessary to find a new solution for sustainable food production. Aquaponic systems seem to be a great alternative to traditional agriculture, however, there are still many unknowns that need to be explored. It is already known how fish stocking affects water quality in aquaponic systems, but not how it affects the plants’ growth, and especially on chlorophyll fluorescence. In this study, we examined how the density of 0, 2, 4, 8, and 16 stocking fish in five aquaria affects lettuce growth. The first tank was only a hydroponic system with plants but without fish (control). In the remaining four aquaria - 2, 4, 8 and 12 specimens of common carp fry with an average weight of 20 grams (average 8.5-33.2 g) were placed in the aquaponic growing system. Physicochemical analysis of water was conducted to determine the levels of pH, electrical conductivity (EC), N-NO₃, N-NO₂, N-NH₄, P-PO₄, O₂ and physiological parameters of plants (nitrogen balance index - NBI, chlorophyll content index - CCI, quantum yield - QY, flavonoid content - Flv) were analysed. The results showed that fish stocking density has different effects on plant physiological parameters, but in most cases, was insignificant. It seems that the greater number of fishes and higher density indirectly causes growth inhibition (lower photosynthetic efficiency) due to the increase of N-NO₃ and a decrease of O₂ in the water.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

aquaponics; chlorophyll fluorescence; common carp; lettuce; plant production

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo ITP
• Czasopismo: Journal of Water and Land Development
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: no. 58
• Strony: 243--252
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Jaszczuk Zuzanna Malwina

• Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, Faculty of Agriculture and Ecology, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0136-8163

autor

Brysiewicz Adam

• Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, 3 Hrabska Ave, 05-090, Raszyn, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3032-7843

autor

Kozioł Agnieszka

• Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, 3 Hrabska Ave, 05-090, Raszyn, Poland

autor

Auriga Alicja

• West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, Department of Animal Anatomy and Zoology, Szczecin, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7968-940X

autor

Brestic Marian

• Slovak University in Agriculture in Nitra, Institute of Plant and Environmental Science, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Nitra, Slovakia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3470-6100

autor

Kalaji Hazem M.

• Institute of Technology and Life Sciences - National Research Institute, Falenty, 3 Hrabska Ave, 05-090, Raszyn, Poland
• Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, Institute of Biology, Department of Plant Physiology, Warsaw, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3833-4917

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr SONP/SP/546092/2022 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2024).