Studies on the Growth Performance, Mineral Composition and Yield of Bottle Gourd Under Irrigation with Grey Water

摘要

Exposure of Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters) for 48 hours to a sublethal concentration of anorganophosphorus insecticide Quinalphos EC25 exhibited a significant reduction in total erythrocyte count(TEC) and significant elevation of haemoglobin (Hb), haematocrit (Ht) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate(ESR) values. The erythrocyte constants mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin(MCH) and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and erythrocyte indices volume index(VI), colour Index (CI) and saturation Index (SI) of the experimental fish were significantly higher than that ofthe control fish. The results of the present study showed that the effect of sublethal concentration (30 ppm)of Quinalphos for 48 hours on the peripheral blood of O. mossambicus was macrocytosis and hyperchromia.