Compared to the second hormone,about 27.78%of crabs from T2D1 possessed Stage 3 and Stage 4 (orange to dark orange coloration) ovaries whereas
the remaining 72.9% only possessed Stage 1 (Table 1) ovaries. In the second treatment group, T2D2, about 16.67% crabs showed Stage 3 and Stage 4 ovarian maturation when compared to the other 83.33% which only possessed Stage-1 ovaries (Table1).