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Granular substance containing 11
to 15% Saponin. Saponin has been shown to be an effective fish killing
agent with a 40 fold margin of safety towards freshwater and marine
invertebrates, especially prawns and shrimps. The differentia toxicity
of Saponin towards fin-fish in the presence of shrimps makes it
an ideal selective toxicant for the removal of fin-fish in shrimp
aquaculture containments. Saponin, as the active principle in TSM,
operates by paralysis of the nervous system of fish, followed by
respiratory inhibition. Additionally, low concentrations of Saponin
have been indicated for the inducement of molting in shrimp culture.
In an extensive culture of shrimps where algal blooms are desirable,
decomposed tea seed cake powder will act as an organic fertilizer.
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