Biochemical and Oxidative Stress Response of Plant Nutrient LibrelTM In Oreochromis mossambicus and Labeo rohita

Soils deficient in their ability to supply micronutrients to crops are alarmingly widespread across the globe. Indian agriculture is now in an era of multiple plant nutrient deficiencies. Nutrients like N, P, K, Zn, Mn, Mg, Mo, B, S and Cu are now of widespread practical importance from an application point of view. To meet this deficiency application of trace elements in the form of fertilizers or micronutrients have been used rampantly whereas remediation of soils contaminated with metals is not addressed These chemicals though helpful to the plants, in excess enters the nearby aquatic systems through runoff affecting the non targeted aquatic species especially fishes. Fish have been largely used to evaluate the quality of aquatic systems as bio-indicators for environmental pollutants. Hence, the aim of the present study is to look into the toxicity of the plant nutrient LibrelTM on two freshwater edible fish, where, two freshwater teleost fish O.mossambicus and L.rohita, are taken as a experimental models to have an understanding of biochemical changes and oxidative stress response of plant nutrient element mixture at sub chronic level. In addition, species and tissue-specific (liver, kidney, muscle and gill) defenses were also studied.