<b>Acute toxicity of azadirachtin to a teleost, <i>Heteropneustes fossilis</i></b> - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i2.9455

  • Abhishek Kumar DDU Gorakhpur University - India
  • ManiRam Prasad DDU Gorakhpur University - India
  • Diwakar Mishra DDU Gorakhpur University - India
  • Sunil Kumar Srivastav DDU Gorakhpur University - India
  • Ajai Kumar Srivastav DDU Gorakhpur University - India
Keywords: Neem, azadirachtin, LC50, Heteropneustes fossilis, fish

Abstract

The acute static renewal test of a botanical pesticide - azadirachtin for the freshwater catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis has been performed to determine the LC50 values at different exposure period. The LC50 values at various exposure periods are 173.06 mg L-1 for 24h; 80.69 mg L-1 for 48h; 58.57 mg L-1 for 72h and 52.35 mg L-1 for 96h. The upper confidence limits were 196.87, 86.91, 79.20 and 70.04 mg L-1 for 24, 48, 72 and 96 h and lower confidence limits were 154.01, 74.24, 37.33 and 33.83 mg L-1, respectively. These results indicate that azadirachtin exposure to the fish caused toxic effects.

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Author Biography

Ajai Kumar Srivastav, DDU Gorakhpur University - India
Professor of Zoology
Published
2011-10-21
How to Cite
Kumar, A., Prasad, M., Mishra, D., Srivastav, S. K., & Srivastav, A. K. (2011). <b>Acute toxicity of azadirachtin to a teleost, <i>Heteropneustes fossilis</i></b&gt; - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i2.9455. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 34(2), 213-216. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v34i2.9455
Section
Animal Morphology & Physiology

 

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