EFFECTS OF INDIAN ALMOND LEAF (Terminalia catappa) INFUSION-BASED AND LIVESTOCK MANURE-BASED CULTURE MEDIA ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF Daphnia sp
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https://doi.org/10.31258/ajoas.9.2.269-276Keywords:
Biomass, Water Quality, Natural Feed, Secondary Productivity, ZooplanktonAbstract
Zooplankton play an important role in aquatic ecosystems by contributing to secondary production and serving as natural food sources for fish larvae. Daphnia sp. is widely used in aquaculture because of its high nutritional value, high digestibility, and rapid reproductive rate. Its growth and productivity, however, are strongly influenced by the nutrient content and availability of natural food in the culture medium. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of culture media based on Indian almond leaf (Terminalia catappa) infusion and livestock manure on the biomass and secondary production of Daphnia sp. The experiment was conducted under laboratory conditions using two culture medium treatments, with three replicates per treatment. Ten individuals were initially introduced into each culture unit and maintained for 10 days. The observed parameters included temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, biomass, and secondary production rate. Water temperature ranged from 25.7 to 26.4 °C, dissolved oxygen concentrations ranged from 5.7 to 8.0 mg L⁻¹, and pH ranged from 6.3 to 7.7. The biomass of Daphnia sp. increased throughout the culture period in both treatments. The livestock manure-based medium produced a mean secondary production rate of 17.4931 ± 3.6678 mg L⁻¹ day⁻¹, whereas the Indian almond leaf infusion-based medium produced 10.5246 ± 4.1927 mg L⁻¹ day⁻¹. However, one-way analysis of variance showed that the type of culture medium did not significantly affect the secondary production rate of Daphnia sp. (F₁,₄ = 4.6946; p = 0.0962). These findings indicate that both culture media supported the development of Daphnia sp. biomass and its secondary production under the experimental conditions. Although the livestock manure-based medium produced a higher secondary production rate descriptively, the difference between the two treatments was not statistically significant.
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