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    Escaneado con CamScanner Abstract Purpose ‘The experiment was performed to determine the effect a commercial potting mix partially replaced with dewatered aquaculture effluent had on tomato transplant growth. ‘Methods ‘The experiment was designed as a 2 x 3 fac- torial and evaluated two water sources? (water-soluble, inorganic fertilizer or municipal water) and three soilless substrates with 0, 5 or 10 % dewatered aquaculture effluent (viv) on substrate properties and tomato (Solanum lycop- ‘ersicum Mill, ‘Bolseno’) transplant growth. The layout was ‘a completely randomized design with twelve single-pot replications for each treatment. Results There was a substrate and water interaction affecting plant height, leaf dry matter (LDM), stem dry matter, root dry matter (RDM), and total dry matter (TDM). Tomato plants watered with inorganic fertilizer and grown in substrates replaced with 0 and 5 % dewatered aquaculture effluent had greater LDM, RDM, and TDM compared to plants watered with municipal water. How- ever, tomato plant growth in substrate partially replaced with 10% dewatered aquaculture effluent was similar imespective of water source. Conclusion Substrates incorporated with 10 % aquacul- ture effluent provided optimal physical and chemical eee uo 5% Jason J. Danaher jason.danaher@ pentair.com Pentair Aquatic Ecosystems, 2395 Apopka Boulevard. Apopka, FL 32703. USA nt of Horticulture, Auburn University, 101 Funchess Hall. Auburn, AL 36849. USA 4 School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, 203 “ Swingle Hall. Auburn, AL 36849, USA properties along with sufficient nutrients for tomato trans- plants without the need for commercial, inorganic fertilizer. Keywords Waste management - Aquaculture « Tomato - ‘Transplants « Substrate - Integrated systems Abbreviations AE Aquaculture effluent F3B__ Fafard 3B potting mix EC Electrical conductivity NPK Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium PSD Particle size distribution TP Total porosity CC Container capacity AS Air space BD Bulk density DAP Days after potting Introduction ‘Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing sectors of agr culture. A decline in capture fisheries, coupled with a strong consumer-driven demand for aquaculture products, has resulted in the adoption of intensive fish production facilities, Aquaculture farms have intensified and require solutions to manage discharged wastes. Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) haye incorporated water treat- ment technology to manage toxic dissolved nutrients and solid waste, This technology allows the producer to max> imize production pet unit area and reuse limited freshwater resources, The RAS technology is used to produce popular Escaneado con CamScanner a cay Wa Ww Tae a a _aguaceltore production facilities address a ‘manages East regulations and prevent eutrophication. el ‘While intensive aquaculture facilities are exami Sete a chet al bead iced OG, horticulture industry is evaluating alternative soilless sub || ‘strates for vegetable seedling [production, Sphagnum peat- moss remains extremely important to the US greenhouse industry and is used as a primary component for green- hhouse grown plants because of its desirable physical and || chemical properties, Some regions of peatlands around the "world face pressure from industrial and agricultural inter: ‘sits, These environmental impacts of peat harvesting have ‘been debated in North America and Europe for a number of yeurs. Ax a result, environmental agencies along with the Peat industry have launched conservation efforts. In addi ion. trunsportation costs have escalaled to ship peal affecting profitability for horticulture producer; there lore, the “horticulture industry has evalualed alternative sub: rales lo substitute peat for tomato seedling production, temative substrates investigated were coconut coir (Arenas et al, 20012), wood fiber (Gruda and Schnitzler 2004), rice timlly (Evang and Gachukia 20001), spent mushtsom waste (Eudosie and Alexander 201 |), swine waste (Ribeiro et al. 9007), municipal solid waste (lerrera | etal. 2008; Kasmi et al 2012), pulp mill sludge (Lev) and ‘Taylor 2005), vermicompox (Atiyeh et al. 200: Bachman sand Metzger 2004) snd reen waste composts (Ceslie etal 2011), However, few experiments investigated solid matter fn) aquaculture effuent as a substrate amendment {it pegetable seedling: Boyd and Tucker (1104) reported only 25 ta 40% of the AltroREN input to an aquaculture production system is - | sssimilaled!in the Gnal fish biomass. Intgytited apricullune Adstemty COU help improve tase of fac inpuls. like hah | fei! Niuusea (Rakecy ef al. 2409) and phosphorus (lle fal, 2003) concentrations in tested aejuacultury eft $4 Gullable Jor plant production. Pada ‘et [ctebortel Held stovwn bell peppers! Cupticaat aninainy by rividied beqiculture «(fluent erew well apitritl th Pues evaluated. “Nair, (ie) Fepbited (clean) | Iebrichie Muse). srw sell in subsinutes vel | _Femismapisted squat ie _ i iL by ei id ace ee Could partially replace a commercial ale bite ‘equate (nutrients for plant The discharged fick lt eee (AR) ort collected from a 100-m" intensive, freshwater RAS producing Nile tilapia, A 3.5m x 15m woven geotextile bag (US. Fabrics, Inc., Cincinnati, OH) and polyacrylamide polymer Hyperfioe CE 854 (Hychem, Inc., Tampa. FL) were used to dewaler discharged AE. After repeated fillings, the bag was allowed to dewater and was cut open to remove the solids. Solids were allowed to air-dry and then further. Processed with a hammer mill (Model 30; C.S, Hell Co., Tiffin, OH) to pass through 0.635-cm screen. Two ‘sub: strates were prepared prior to the experiment by

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