Table 3. Fish and crayfish NPK composition in a polyculture aquaponic system exposed to different light regimen (wet weight basis)
Parameter | Fish | Crayfish |
0 h | 4 h | 8 h | 12 h | 0 h | 4 h | 8 h | 12 h |
Initial N (mg/g) | 2.06 ± 0.05 | 2.02 ± 0.05 | 2.02 ± 0.05 | 2.03 ± 0.04 | 2.02 ± 0.01 | 2.02 ± 0.02 | 2.03 ± 0.01 | 2.04 ± 0.02 |
Final N (mg/g) | 2.95 ± 0.04a | 2.93 ± 0.07a | 2.97 ± 0.08a | 2.97 ± 0.05a | 2.60 ± 0.05x | 2.61 ± 0.03x | 2.65 ± 0.07x | 2.64 ± 0.07x |
Initial P (mg/g) | 0.53 ± 0.02 | 0.57 ± 0.01 | 0.58 ± 0.0 | 0.59 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.02 | 0.10 ± 0.02 | 0.11 ± 0.01 | 0.11 ± 0.02 |
Final P (mg/g) | 0.56 ± 0.04a | 0.60 ± 0.01a | 0.60 ± 0.01a | 0.62 ± 0.01a | 0.16 ± 0.01x | 0.16 ± 0.0x | 0.15 ± 0.0x | 0.16 ± 0.01x |
Initial K (mg/g) | 0.25 ± 0.0 | 0.25 ± 0.01 | 0.25 ± 0.02 | 0.26 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.02 | 0.04 ± 0.0 | 0.04 ± 0.01 |
Final K (mg/g) | 0.27 ± 0.01a | 0.26 ± 0.01a | 0.27 ± 0.01a | 0.28 ± 0.0a | 0.06 ± 0.0x | 0.06 ± 0.01x | 0.06 ± 0.0x | 0.05 ± 0.01x |
Data are represented as mean ± SE.
Values within the same row and species with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).
N, nitrogen; P, phosphate; K, potassium.