Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture 2024

September 24 - 27, 2024

Medellín, Colombia

EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF THE INCLUSION OF COMMON EGGPLANT (SOLANUM MELONGENA) ON THE GROWTH OF WHITE SHRIMP PENAEUS VANNAMEI CULTURED IN INTENSIVE SYSTEM IN LOW SALINITY.

Juan Pablo Apún-Molina, Eduardo Enrique Meza Santos, Jennifer Vianey Felix Medina,  Riquelmer Lugo Gamboa, Apolinar Santamaria Miranda & Luis Jesus Cervantes Bellerreza.

 

IPN-CIIDIR, Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes 250, Guasave, Sinaloa, México C.P. 81101, Instituto Politécnico Nacional.  E-mail: japun@ipn.mx

 



Eggplant is considered one of the vegetables with the greatest antioxidant power (Cao et al., 1996), with phenolic compounds being the main secondary metabolites. These are substances with high antioxidant capacity, have their origin in the plant world and have beneficial effects. For health within them we can mention chlorogenic acid (CGA) as the main phenolic compound found in the pulp (Nuez et al., 2007). The objective of the research was to find the best amount of flour inclusion that promotes growth and survival in the organims. 0.5± 0.01g shrimp were stocked at a density of 80/m3 in 1000 L plastic tanks, with a salinity of 10 g/L, and a limited or minimal water exchange was maintained. The bioassay lasted 60 days, and the treatments were as follows: 1.5, 3.0, 5.0 % of inclusion and one control. Better growth is observed in the treatment with 5% inclusion, although survival is slightly observed in the treatment with 5%, which was not statistically verified. Conclusion: We believe that the inclusion of 5% eggplant flour could provide some resistance to stress, and therefore better growth and at the same time good survival.