Bittsanszky, Andras, Uzinger, Nikolett, Gyulai, Gábor, Mathis, Alex, Villarroel, Morris, Kotzen, Benzion ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3522-0460 and Komives, Tamas (2016) Nutrient supply of plants in aquaponic systems. Ecocycles: Scientific journal of the European Ecocycles Society, 2 (2). pp. 17-20. ISSN 2416-2140 (doi:10.19040/ecocycles.v2i2.57)

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Abstract

In this preliminary article we present data on plant nutrient concentrations in aquaponic systems, and compare them to nutrient concentrations in “standard” hydroponic solutions. Our data shows that the nutrient concentrations supplied by the fish in aquaponic system are significantly lower for most nutrients, compared to hydroponic systems. Nevertheless, plants do thrive in solutions that have lower nutrient levels than “standard” hydroponic solutions. This is especially true for green leafy vegetables that rarely need additional nutritional supplementation. It is concluded that in the highly complex system of aquaponics, special care has to be taken, via continuous monitoring of the chemical composition of the circulating water, to provide adequate concentrations and ratios of nutrients, and special attention has to be paid to the potentially toxic component, ammonium. If certain plants require nutrient supplementation, we consider that one based on organic substances would be most beneficial. However, protocols for the application of such nutrient amendments still need to be developed.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright (c) 2016 Andras Bittsanszky, Nikolett Uzinger, Gábor Gyulai, Alex Mathis, Ranka Junge, Benzion Kotzen, Tamás Kőmíves. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Aquaponics, Plant nutrition, Macronutrients, Micronutrients, Nutrient supplementation, Mineral fertilizers, Organic fertilizers
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Design (DES)
Related URLs:	http://www.ecocycles.eu/ojs/index.php/Ec...
Last Modified:	12 Dec 2020 22:18
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/17093

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