Yield and Nutrients Leaf Content of Butterhead Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa) in Response to Fish Nutrient Solution in a Small Scale of Aquaponic Systems
			
	
 
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				Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
				 
			 
						
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				Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
				 
			 
						
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				Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
				 
			 
						
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				Department of Biological Sciences, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Maan, Jordan
				 
			 
										
				
				
		
		 
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			
			 
			Publication date: 2021-11-01
			 
		 			
		 
	
							
					    		
    			 
    			
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    					Abdel Razzaq  Al Tawaha   
    					Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
    				
 
    			
				 
    			 
    		 		
			
																																 
		
	 
		
 
 
Ecol. Eng. Environ. Technol. 2021; 6:85-94
		
 
 
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This study was conducted over 52 days to evaluate the potential of using the nutrient solution produced from different fish stocking densities on the yield and nutrients leaf content of lettuce cultivated in decoupled recirculation aquaponic systems (DRAPS). In this study, three stocking densities of tilapia were used 8, 10 and 12 Kg m-3, respectively. The result showed the highest total yield 448 g m-2 was obtained at a low stocking density. Also, it has been showing that with an increased fish stocking density, the leaf nutrient content of butterhead lettuce for potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron and copper was increased. While for the nitrogen, phosphorus and manganese, the higher leaf content was obtained at lower stocking density. Considering the lettuce yield, leaf nutrient contents and nitrogen dynamics, the stocking density of 8 kg m⁻³ (T3) could be suggested as the ideal stocking density for DRAPS