Table 2 The nutrients consumption rate of lettuce plants grown in different hydraulic loading rates.

From: Study on the plant and fish production in the aquaponic system as affected by different hydraulic loading rates

Parameter

Hydraulic loading rate, m day−1

1.2

1.8

2.4

3.0

Nutrients consumption rate, mg plant−1

 Nitrogen

776.73 ± 31.60

813.26 ± 20.49

862.57 ± 29.05

821.70 ± 22.77

 Phosphorus

723.26 ± 22.14

752.45 ± 28.81

781.26 ± 20.33

764.92 ± 23.41

 Potassium

2429.38 ± 77.00

2621.14 ± 61.37

2732.87 ± 71.56

2632.79 ± 46.27

 Calcium

527.90 ± 19.82

565.99 ± 26.90

576.91 ± 25.52

574.14 ± 21.03

 Magnesium

420.77 ± 12.99

459.37 ± 21.03

456.60 ± 17.58

463.22 ± 19.32

  1. Means on the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).
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