Comparative Effect of Profenofos and Carbofuran on Micronucleus Formation in Channa Punctatus (Bloch)

Profenofos and Carbofuran are pesticides used for agricultural and household practices to reduce the impact of pests in agricultural and household practices. The effect of these pesticides ultimately changes disturbs the ecology of aquatic ecosystem and harshly disturb the physiological conditions of different fresh water fish. Channa punctatusBloch. is a model organism for the studies for the effect of pesticides on various genotoxic parameters such as formation of micronucleus. In the present study it was revealed that the percentage of micronucleus were 0.27, 1.47, 2.54 and 3.60 in control, lower, middle and higher doses of Profenofos while the percentage of micronucleus were found to be 0.27, 1.66, 2.96 and 4.13 in control, lower, middle and higher doses of Carbofuran respectively. Thus, Carbofuran was found more toxic in relation to the formation of micronucleus for an experimental time frame of 96 hours in artificial conditions in relation to Profenofos.