International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2017, Vol. 5, Issue 3, Part D
Masculinization of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus using extract of pasak bumi plant Eurycoma longifolia through larval immersion
Author(s): Rinaldi, Muhammad Zairin Jr, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati and Imron
Abstract: The present research was aimed to investigate the effect of
E. longifolia extract to change the sex direction to male fish through larvae immersion. The completely randomized design consisted of different doses of
E. longifolia extract (20, 40, 60 mg L
-1) compared to the control with 0.5 mg L
-1 17α-methyltestoterone (MT) and no immersion, each with three replications. A fifty larvae of ten days old after hatching were immersed during eight hour and reared for 60 days after treatment. The result showed that larvae immersion using
E. longifolia extract 60 mg.L
-1produced 67.44 % of male significantly different compared to the control without immersion 52.71 % (p<0.05), while control with MT reached 72.87% of male.
Pages: 248-252 | 1450 Views 214 DownloadsDownload Full Article: Click Here
How to cite this article:
Rinaldi, Muhammad Zairin Jr, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Imron. Masculinization of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus using extract of pasak bumi plant Eurycoma longifolia through larval immersion. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2017;5(3):248-252.