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. 2024 Oct 23;13:540. Originally published 2024 May 28. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.145369.2

Table 2. Length-weight relationship, growth pattern, and condition factor of Nile tilapia fed diets supplemented with plant extracts.

Control GLE-5 GLE-10 SGLE-5 SGLE-10 MxLE-5 MxLE-10
N 75 75 75 75 75 75 75
L Min-Max (cm) 11.6-18.5 11.2-19.8 12.0-20.1 12.0-19.6 11.9-20.5 12.5-19.5 12.4-19.1
W min-max (g) 25.0-106.0 24.0-145.0 28.0-157.0 29.6-132.0 28.8-156.0 30.0-134.0 31.0-128.0
a -1.612 -1.797 -1.880 -1.853 -1.758 -1.917 -1.815
b 2.866 3.023 3.101 3.067 3.003 3.135 3.036
SE ( b) 0.085 0.077 0.081 0.083 0.082 0.085 0.091
CI ( b) 2.698-3.035 2.869-3.177 2.941-3.262 2.901-3.232 2.839-3.167 2.965-3.304 2.855-3.218
r 0.970 0.977 0.976 0.974 0.974 0.974 0.969
R 2 0.940 0.955 0.953 0.949 0.948 0.949 0.939
p 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
t-test sig 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001
Growth behavior Negative allometry Positive allometry Positive allometry Positive allometry Positive allometry Positive allometry Positive allometry
K n 1.004 1.002 1.003 1.003 1.004 1.003 1.003
Min-Max 0.865-1.177 0.886-1.178 0.824-1.097 0.840-1.282 0.817-1.162 0.857-1.136 0.822-1.162
SE 0.010 0.008 0.008 0.010 0.011 0.009 0.009

N: sample size; L: length (cm); W: weight (g); Min: minimum; Max: maximum; a: intercept; b: slope of the equation; SE: standard error; CI ( b): confidence intervals of b; r 2: coefficient of determination; p: significance of the regression, with p significant at <0.05; K n: relative condition factors. Significance was determined by the t-test to verify if b was significantly different from the consensus ( b = 3). The growth behavior was based on b. GLE-5: 5g/kg of guava leaf extract; GLE-10: 10g/kg of guava leaf extract; SGLE-5: 5g/kg of star gooseberry leaf extract; SGLE-10: 10g/kg of star gooseberry leaf extract; MxLE-5: 5g/kg of mixture of GLE and SGLE; MxLE-10: 10g/kg of mixture of GLE and SGLE.