Toxic effect of Euphorbia tirucalli (Pencil tree) sap on Tilapia zillii fingerlings

Fingerlings of Tilapia zillii (5.20 gm ±0.03) were exposed to sap extract of Euphorbia tirucalli at concentrations of 6.00, 3.00, 1.50, 0.75 and 0.38 mg-1 with control as 0.00 mg-1 for 96 hours. The static bioassay showed that the 96-hour LC50 was 1.20 mg   with lower and upper confidence limits of...

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Main Authors: L.E. Akpa, M. N. O. Ajima, C. D. Nwani, C. A. Onu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness 2009-12-01
Series:Environment Conservation Journal
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Online Access:https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/1977