Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Frass on Sweet-Potato (<i>Ipomea batatas</i>) Slip Production with Aquaponics
Nutrient supplementations are often added to aquaponic systems to optimize plant production, and black soldier fly larvae frass is a promising organic fertilizer. However, the mineral composition of the frass is substantially influenced by the initial substrate. In an 8-week study, sweetpotato slips...
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| author | Nicholas Romano Carl Webster Surjya Narayan Datta Gde Sasmita Julyantoro Pande Hayden Fischer Amit Kumar Sinha George Huskey Steven D. Rawles Shaun Francis |
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| description | Nutrient supplementations are often added to aquaponic systems to optimize plant production, and black soldier fly larvae frass is a promising organic fertilizer. However, the mineral composition of the frass is substantially influenced by the initial substrate. In an 8-week study, sweetpotato slips were cultured at commercial stocking densities in an aquaponic system which received weekly additions of either BSFL frass made from high-nitrogen expired fish diets or low-nitrogen fruits/vegetables. The sweetpotato slips (≥8 nodes) were harvested weekly. Despite differences in the mineral composition between the frass types, the water quality as well as slip production/sugar content were unaffected by frass type. The results indicate that a wide array of substrates may be suitable for producing black soldier fly larvae frass as a fertilizer in aquaponic systems. Lastly, aquaponics is a viable system to commercially produce sweetpotato slips. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-737fcc5fe54643d28b9b82b8d52c05532023-11-19T16:39:11ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242023-09-01910108810.3390/horticulturae9101088Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Frass on Sweet-Potato (<i>Ipomea batatas</i>) Slip Production with AquaponicsNicholas Romano0Carl Webster1Surjya Narayan Datta2Gde Sasmita Julyantoro Pande3Hayden Fischer4Amit Kumar Sinha5George Huskey6Steven D. Rawles7Shaun Francis8Virginia Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA 23806, USAUSDA-ARS Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR 72160, USADepartment of Fisheries Resource Management, College of Fisheries, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141004, IndiaDepartment of Aquatic Resource Management, Faculty of Marine Science and Fisheries, Udayana University, Kuta Selatan 80361, Bali, IndonesiaDepartment of Aquaculture & Fisheries, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 N University Dr., Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USADepartment of Aquaculture & Fisheries, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 N University Dr., Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USAUSDA-ARS Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR 72160, USAUSDA-ARS Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR 72160, USA1890 Cooperative Extension Program, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, 1200 N University Dr., Pine Bluff, AR 71601, USANutrient supplementations are often added to aquaponic systems to optimize plant production, and black soldier fly larvae frass is a promising organic fertilizer. However, the mineral composition of the frass is substantially influenced by the initial substrate. In an 8-week study, sweetpotato slips were cultured at commercial stocking densities in an aquaponic system which received weekly additions of either BSFL frass made from high-nitrogen expired fish diets or low-nitrogen fruits/vegetables. The sweetpotato slips (≥8 nodes) were harvested weekly. Despite differences in the mineral composition between the frass types, the water quality as well as slip production/sugar content were unaffected by frass type. The results indicate that a wide array of substrates may be suitable for producing black soldier fly larvae frass as a fertilizer in aquaponic systems. Lastly, aquaponics is a viable system to commercially produce sweetpotato slips.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/10/1088sweetpotato slipsinsect frassblack soldier fly larvaeorganic fertilizer |
| spellingShingle | Nicholas Romano Carl Webster Surjya Narayan Datta Gde Sasmita Julyantoro Pande Hayden Fischer Amit Kumar Sinha George Huskey Steven D. Rawles Shaun Francis Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Frass on Sweet-Potato (<i>Ipomea batatas</i>) Slip Production with Aquaponics Horticulturae sweetpotato slips insect frass black soldier fly larvae organic fertilizer |
| title | Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Frass on Sweet-Potato (<i>Ipomea batatas</i>) Slip Production with Aquaponics |
| title_full | Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Frass on Sweet-Potato (<i>Ipomea batatas</i>) Slip Production with Aquaponics |
| title_fullStr | Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Frass on Sweet-Potato (<i>Ipomea batatas</i>) Slip Production with Aquaponics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Frass on Sweet-Potato (<i>Ipomea batatas</i>) Slip Production with Aquaponics |
| title_short | Black Soldier Fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Frass on Sweet-Potato (<i>Ipomea batatas</i>) Slip Production with Aquaponics |
| title_sort | black soldier fly i hermetia illucens i frass on sweet potato i ipomea batatas i slip production with aquaponics |
| topic | sweetpotato slips insect frass black soldier fly larvae organic fertilizer |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/9/10/1088 |
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