Antiparasitic potential of a medicinal plant flower against marine parasitic Leech in aquaculture

Muhammad Dawood Shah and Balu Alagar Venmathi Maran and Ching Fui Fui @ Faihana Ching Abdullah and Mohammad Tamrin Mohamad Lal and Sitti Raehanah Muhamad Shaleh (2021) Antiparasitic potential of a medicinal plant flower against marine parasitic Leech in aquaculture. Transactions on Science and Technology, 8 (2). pp. 394-399. ISSN 2289-8786

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Abstract

The aquaculture industry is essential for food production and economic development in Malaysia and other parts of the world. The development is affected by the parasitic infestation on different cultured fish species. The most common marine parasitic leech Zeylanicobdella arugamensis (Hirudinea), which infests various cultured fishes in Malaysia, also in Southeast Asian countries. The current research aimed to elucidate the methanol extract of the flower of Dillenia suffruticosa (DS) belonging to the family Dilleniaceae as a natural control agent against marine parasitic leech Z. arugamensis. The leeches were collected from infested hybrid groupers in aquaculture facilities and challenged with various concentrations (25, 50 and 100 mg/ml) of the methanol extract of DS flower. The results demonstrated significant antileech activity against Z.arugamensis with total mortality in an average period of 53.77 ± 1.42, 37.63 ± 5.35 and 7.51 ± 0.74 min, respectively. Thus, the research displayed that the methanol extract of DS flower can act as a natural control agent against marine parasitic leech. The study will benefit fish farmers in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries to control the leeches using natural products.

Item Type:	Article
Keyword:	Aquaculture , Antileech activity , Hybrid Grouper , Zeylanicobdella arugamensis , Dillenia , Flower , Natural control agent
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SB Plant culture > SB1-1110 Plant culture > SB183-317 Field crops Including cereals, forage crops, grasses, legumes, root crops, sugar plants, textile plants, alkaloidal plants, medicinal plants S Agriculture > SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling > SH1-691 Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling > SH20.3-191 Aquaculture > SH151-179 Fish culture > SH171-179 Diseases and adverse factors
Department:	INSTITUTE > Borneo Marine Research Institute
Depositing User:	SAFRUDIN BIN DARUN -
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2022 14:10
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2022 14:10
URI:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31978

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