International Journal of
Fisheries and Aquaculture

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Fish. Aquac.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9839
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJFA
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 239

Full Length Research Paper

Evaluation of the nutritional quality of four unexplored wild food plants from Arunachal Himalayas for the formulation of cost effective fish feeds

Kalita Pallabi
  • Kalita Pallabi
  • Department of Botany, Pharmacognosy and Nutritional Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Itanagar-791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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Hui Tag
  • Hui Tag
  • Department of Botany, Pharmacognosy and Nutritional Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Itanagar-791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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A. K. Das
  • A. K. Das
  • Department of Botany, Pharmacognosy and Nutritional Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Itanagar-791112, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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  •  Accepted: 22 April 2013
  •  Published: 23 May 2013

Abstract

Wild food plants used by the tribes of Arunachal Himalaya (Northeast India) found to be highly nutritious to maintain general balance diet. A study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional potential of four commonly found, unexplored wild food plants namely, Angiopteris evecta,Amaranthus viridis, Celosia argentea and Monochoria vaginalis used by the tribes of Arunachal Himalaya to ascertain their feasibility for the formulation of cost effective commercial fish feeds. Study revealed that M. vaginalis and A. evecta stood to be the most promising species in terms of nutritional content out of the four wild food plants investigated for low cost and balanced fish diet.

 

Key words: Wild food plants, cost effective fish feeds, nutritional potential, antinutrient, Arunachal Himalaya

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