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INTEGRATED CULTURE OF GARLIC AND TILAPIA FISH SOURCE OF PROTEIN AND MEDICINAL COMPOUND AJOENE
Article number
1098_9
Pages
95 – 101
Language
English
Abstract
The integration of hydroponics with aquaculture is known as Aquaponic, is gaining increased attention as a bio-integrated food production system.
The research presented highlights our ability to link hydroponic garlic culture with tilapia fish production system to increase food production.
The experiment consisted of three treatments included garlic culture without fish (G), garlic culture with tilapia fish (GT) and tilapia fish culture without garlic (T).
The fresh and dry mass of the plants was greater when cultured with the tilapia.
The fresh mass of the bulbs and leaves were 1.7 and 1.5 times respectively greater, while the dry mass of bulbs and leaves were 1.4 and 1.6 times, respectively greater with the tilapia than garlic alone.
Total medicinal compound ajoene content in the garlic with tilapia was 3.1 times greater than garlic alone.
Total ajoene content in newly developed garlic bulbs and leaves were 2.6 and 2.2 times, respectively, greater with tilapia than alone.
The growth rate of the tilapia in the combined culture was 1.3 times greater than alone.
Young leaves as well as the bulbs of garlic are edible and palatable and good source of ajoene.
This research shows that garlic plants and tilapia can be successfully co-cultured in an integrated system resulting in an increased production for both fish and plant.
The research presented highlights our ability to link hydroponic garlic culture with tilapia fish production system to increase food production.
The experiment consisted of three treatments included garlic culture without fish (G), garlic culture with tilapia fish (GT) and tilapia fish culture without garlic (T).
The fresh and dry mass of the plants was greater when cultured with the tilapia.
The fresh mass of the bulbs and leaves were 1.7 and 1.5 times respectively greater, while the dry mass of bulbs and leaves were 1.4 and 1.6 times, respectively greater with the tilapia than garlic alone.
Total medicinal compound ajoene content in the garlic with tilapia was 3.1 times greater than garlic alone.
Total ajoene content in newly developed garlic bulbs and leaves were 2.6 and 2.2 times, respectively, greater with tilapia than alone.
The growth rate of the tilapia in the combined culture was 1.3 times greater than alone.
Young leaves as well as the bulbs of garlic are edible and palatable and good source of ajoene.
This research shows that garlic plants and tilapia can be successfully co-cultured in an integrated system resulting in an increased production for both fish and plant.
Authors
M.T. Naznin, Y. Kitaya, T. Shibuya, H. Hirai, R. Endo , M. Lefsrud
Keywords
integrated culture, ajoene, garlic, fish, tilapia
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