Studies on the identification and control of pathogen Saprolegnia in selected Indian major carp fingerlings at mid hill altitude

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 545-549

  Das, S K ^a   Murmu, K ^a   Das, A ^a   Shakuntala, I ^a   Das, R K ^a   Ngachan, S V ^a   Majhi, S K ^a  

^a Division of Fisheries   (India)

Author keywords

Major carp; Pathogenic fungi; Saprolegnia

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; CYPRINID; DISEASE CONTROL; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FISH CULTURE; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HILL; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MASS MORTALITY; PATHOGEN; PH; POND CULTURE; SALINITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; YOUNG POPULATION;

INDIA;

CYPRINIDAE; FUNGI; SAPROLEGNIA;

EID: 84863825779     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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