Project title: Food utilization in semi-intensive pond polyculture systems
PhD student: Md. Mustafizur Rahman
Short description
To analyze the food utilization by rohu and common carp in intensively fertilized or fed polyculture ponds. The specific objectives are: 1. To monitor the types of food eaten and the feeding behavior of rohu, alone or in the presence of common carp, in fertilized or fed ponds. 2. To monitor the natural food quantity and quality, and the fish growth/production in ponds stocked with rohu alone or together with common carp in fertilized or fed ponds. 3. To quantify the contribution of the different types of natural foods and artificial feed to the production in ponds stocked with rohu, alone or in combination with common carp, in fed ponds.
PhD supervision team:
Prof. Dr Johan Verreth, supervisor, WU/ASG, Aquaculture & Fisheries
Dr. Marc Verdegem, co-supervisor, WU/ASG, Aquaculture & Fisheries
Dr. Abdul Md.Wahab, daily supervisor, Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh