Current Special Project

Greenhouse production of high-value crops in an aquaponic system

Project ID: XPSP2013-01

This 1-year grant for $4,674 was awarded in 2013.

Location: Story county

This project evaluates the long-term practicality of the aquaponic enterprise for economic and environmental sustainability. The investigator is comparing three types of plant-growing materials(rock wool, pea gravel and floating rafts) in a recirculating aquaponic system to grow basil, lettuce and Nile tilapia. Future plans include use of native yellow perch in the system rather than the non-native tilapia.

D. Allen Pattillo

This special project is part of the Leopold Center's Cross-Cutting Initiative.

Topics: Aquaculture, Fruit and vegetables

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This page was found at http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/grants/xpsp2013-01 on 01/20/2013