AquacultureMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of fish producers who increased their knowledge of fish production |
71 |
Number of fish producers who adopted recommendations from KSU fish diagnostics lab |
11 |
Number of people who used fish disease diagnostics resources (e.g. clinical database App) |
26 |
Stories
Taking Research to the Farm
Aquaponic farms that decide to grow entirely indoors with no natural sunlight have a large list of lighting technologies to choose from. Over the last decade, research led by Dr. Jim Tidwell at Kentucky State University (KSU) has evaluated different lighting technologies for use in indoor aquaponic farms. Initial research conducted by Charlie Schultz and Luke Oliver on lettuce, basil, pak choi, and kale showed that LED lights were better than induction, fluorescent, and metal halides in term of ...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
- Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
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