Requirements for inserting intercropping in aquaponics system for sustainability in agricultural production system
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Kuupäev
2017
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Puteri Edaroyati, M.W.
Siti Aishah, H.
Al-Tawaha, A.M.
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In recent years, the recirculating aquaponics system has gained high attention and
significant popularity for organic vegetables and fruits production which contributes to the
sustainable aquaculture for tropical regions. This review aims to summarize the possibility for
practicing intercropping in aquaponics to produce high-quality fruits, vegetables and fish without
any chemical fertilizer and minimum ecological impact for a sustainable agriculture. Although
many studies have addressed about aquaponics for producing high-value crops such as tomato,
cucumber, and lettuce, there is still a lack of complete information to support the development of
intercropping in aquaponics and limited focus on its commercial implementation. Moreover, this
study will focus first on the requirements for inserting intercropping in aquaponics and technical
improvements needed to adapt as potential for sustainable food production system to increase
productivity around the world, especially in countries have deficiency in water and land resources
as well as soil problem like salinity and reduce environmental emissions. Secondly, the insertion
of intercropping in aquaponics must be for crops with high value and for crops that can
complement together such as tomato with basil and tomato with lettuce. Thirdly, in technical
improvement in this study will summarize the strategies and factors that affect the intercropping
in aquaponics system such as the nutrients needed for crops under intercropping aquaponics,
stocking density and feeding rate which are important to know the concentration of ammonia that
is produced and converted to nitrate so that the plants can uptake it. Studying the requirements
for inserting and improving intercropping in aquaponics will increase our understanding of
needed for new agriculture technique that contributes to the sustainable aquaponics for tropical
regions.
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