In hilly areas, local population with their traditional knowledge utilize several medicinal herbs and plants parts for treating injuries and aliments of their livestock, agricultural crop and human population. Among these Pyrus pashia, commonly known as Indian pear or Mehal is hardy wild mid hill fruiting tree. Crude leave extract traditionally used for treating infection of toe finger particularly during rainy season. Fruit juice and ripe fruits of P. pashia used for treating eye injury and mouth sours. With a view to minimize use of chemical disinfectant in hatchery and to find out a locally available suitable herbal substitute for disinfecting trout eggs, present comparative study was undertaken to observe the effect of leaves extract of Pyrus pashia on egg survival and hatching during incubation phase. | Evaluation of pyrus pashia leaf extract as a disinfectant for rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss fertilised eggs
