| AFRICAN REGIONAL AQUACULTURE CENTRE, PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA |
| ARAC/87/WP (16) |
| CENTRE REGIONAL AFRICAIN D'AQUACULTURE, PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA |
FISH CULTURE IN RICE FIELDS |
M.N. KUTTY
African Regional Aquaculture Centre
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Lectures presented at ARAC for
the Senior Aquaculturists course
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
NIGERIAN INSTITUTE FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND MARINE RESEARCH
PROJECT RAF/82/009
APRIL, 1987
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2. TYPES OF AQUACULTURE IN RICE FIELDS
3. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF FISH CULTURE IN RICE FIELDS
4. RICE FIELD AS ENVIRONMENT FOR FISH CULTIVATION
4.2. Rainfall and Water Supply
4.3. Water Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen
4.6. Fertility and Richness of Plankton and Other Fish Food Organisms
4.7. Polluting Effects of Chemicals
5.1. Control of Algae and Weeds
6.1. Characteristics of rice varieties used in rizipisciculture
6.2. Characteristics of fish species suitable for rizipisciculture
7. FISH CULTURE IN RICE FIELDS - CULTURE OPERATIONS
7.1. Preparation of Rice Fields - General
7.2. Description of rizipisciculture plot
7.4.2. Stocking of fish in rice fields
7.4.5. Application of Pesticide and Weedicides
8. FISH PRODUCTION RATES IN RICE FIELDS
9. ECONOMICS OF RIZI-PISCICULTURE