• Dr Divya M.S

Bael or Aegle marmelos is a spiritual, religious and medicinal plant, native of India, Bangaladesh and spread throughout South East Asia. An experiment conducted to assess the impact of dried Aegle marmelos leaf supplemented feed at the rate of 3% to Xiphophorus helleri for two months(1-02-2019 to 30-3-2019).Preliminary phytochemical tests carried out using aqueous extract revealed the presence of phytochemicals like alkaloids proteins, saponin, tannin,phenol, glycosides, coumarin and flavonoids.The study outcome revealed positive effect of A.marmelos feed which promoted colourin X. hellerias compared to control diet. The quantitative estimation of carotenoid obtained was11.92 µg/g wet weightfor CF and 13.56 µg/g wet weight for TD1 hence enlightened the efficacy of A.marmelos leaf. Thus the study conducted aim to emphasize the incorporation of herbal active principles as natural pigment enhancers

Aegle marmelos, Xiphophorus helleri, carotenoid.

"QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PHYTOCHEMICALS AND CAROTENOID PRODUCTION OF AEGLE MARMELOS SUPPLEMENTED FEED IN XIPHOPHORUS HELLERI (Heckel,1848)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.2839-2842, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010370.pdf

"QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PHYTOCHEMICALS AND CAROTENOID PRODUCTION OF AEGLE MARMELOS SUPPLEMENTED FEED IN XIPHOPHORUS HELLERI (Heckel,1848)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp2839-2842, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010370.pdf