Abstract
Red tilapia (hybridOreochromis mossambicus x O. urolepis hornorum) were raised in pulsed flow irrigation systems in which water subsequently used to irrigate mesquite trees (Prosopis granulosa).
The increase in height and stem base area was significantly greater (P<0.001) in mesquite trees irrigated with water from the fish culture facility than in mesquite trees irrigated with well water. Trees irrigated with water from the fish facility could be sold after about six months for prices ranging from $5.50 to $8.50. Trees irrigated with well water took twice as long to reach a marketable size.
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D'Silva, A.M., Maughan, O.E. Multiple use of water: integration of fish culture and tree growing. Agroforest Syst 26, 1–7 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00705148
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