Research Article

Effects of Chemical Fertilizer Application upon the Water Quality Parameters of a Rice–Eel (Monopterus albus) Coculture System

Table 1

Treatment groups and fertilizer dosage (kg/ha).

Fertilization stageBase fertilizerRejuvenated fertilizerTiller fertilizerEar granule fertilizerActual nutrient consumption

Fertilization time2022.6.232020.7.62020.7.192020.8.9
Fertilizer sourcesCompound fertilizerCompound fertilizerUreaUreaCompound fertilizerNP2O5K2O
No fertilization (NF)00000000
Regular fertilization (RF)449.8337.373.381.4187.4266.1116.9155.9

Note. Urea contains 46% nitrogen; total nutrients of the compound fertilizer is 48%, in the form of N-P2O5-K2O as 20%-12%-16%. The amount of fertilizer in the experimental plot is converted here according to each plot’s area (10 m2).