Journal
AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
Volume 30, Issue 2, Pages 1071-1086Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-022-00848-0
Keywords
Aquaculture; Pathogens; Plants; Nanoformulation; Disease management; Immunostimulant
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- RUSA phase 2.0 grant [24-51/2014 U]
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Aquaculture-based foods have enriched nutritional and medicinal value, but improper maintenance can lead to outbreaks of infectious diseases. Conventional chemical treatments have adverse effects, so alternative methods using medicinal plant compounds and nanotechnology are being explored for disease control in aquaculture.
Aquaculture-based foods have enriched nutritional and medicinal value to meet the needs of the global population. Recently, improper maintenance of aquatic organisms in aquaculture sector led to the outbreak of infectious diseases by pathogens. Treatment of disease by conventional methods (chemical) causes adverse effects to culturing organisms, the environment, and even to consumers. As an alternative to conventional methods, a variety of medicinal plant compounds like curcumin, quercetin, silymarin, Ajoene, and caffeic acid were used for disease control since they enhance the non-specific immunity. Phytotherapy-based techniques/compounds were preferred by aqua industry to develop resistance against a variety of aquatic pathogens in culture organisms since they are inexpensive and eco-friendly. Recent advances in nanotechnology pave the way to incorporate various medicinal plant-based nanoformulations to control aquatic microbial pathogens. Therefore, this review expresses in detail the versatile uses of phytotherapies and their based nanoformulation as a promising tool for disease management in aquaculture.
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