What rate of manure fertilization rates result in the highest yield of aquatic plants duckweed and azolla?
The ECHO Asia team, is conducting some small scale trials on the growth rates of duckweed and azolla, fertilized with different rates of cow dung slurry and soil. These plants are widely used as a feed supplement for livestock. We will be summarizing the results of our trial, and also feedback from the network in an upcoming ECHO Development Note.
We’d love to hear experience from our network about your own experience cultivating duckweed and azolla. How do you grow and use these plants as livestock feed? What is your experience with:
- What infrastructure do you use to grow aquatic plants?
- How to you manage fertilization?
- What is your estimated yield?
- How do you include duckweed or azolla in livestock diets?
