Question

Difference between monoculture and polyculture in fish farming

Answer 1

Monoculture vs Polyculture.Monoculture is the production of a single crop, livestock species or agricultural product. The term is often applied to heavy reliance on a single crop at the regional, national,farm or field level. ... Polyculture is the production of multiple crops at the same farm.


The possibilities of increasing fishproduction per unit area, through polyculture, is considerable, when compared with monoculture system of fish. Different species combination in polyculture system effectively contribute also to improve the pond environment. Algal blooming is common in most tropical manure fed ponds.


Monoculture is the agricultural practice of producing or growing a single crop, plant, or livestock species, variety, or breed in a field or farming system at a time.

Answer 2

Answer: The major difference between monoculture and polyculture fish farming is, in monoculture, single species of fish is cultured whereas in polyculture more than one species of fish is cultured in the same pond.

Explanation:

1. Monoculture is advantageous to Farmers because, feed requirement for the specific fish can be understood and given by the farmer.

2. By polyculture technique, the fish production in the pond can be increased.

3. The mixture of fish helps to utilize the available food in a better way and helps to maintain the ecological balance whereas the imbalance in ecology can be observed in monoculture.