Growth, agar yield and quality of selected agarophyte species from the Philippines

Araño, K. G.; Trono, Gavino C., Jr.; Montaño, N. E.; Hurtado, A. Q.; Villanueva, R. D.

doi:10.1515/BOT.2000.051

dc.contributor.author	Araño, K. G.
dc.contributor.author	Trono, Gavino C., Jr.
dc.contributor.author	Montaño, N. E.
dc.contributor.author	Hurtado, A. Q.
dc.contributor.author	Villanueva, R. D.
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-19T03:09:08Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-19T03:09:08Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.citation	Araño, K. G., Trono, Gavino C., Jr., Montaño, N. E., Hurtado, A. Q., & Villanueva, R. D. (2000). Growth, agar yield and quality of selected agarophyte species from the Philippines. Botanica Marina, 43(6), 517-524.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0006-8055
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10862/1858
dc.description.abstract	Three local agarophyte species (Gracilaria firma, Gracilaria sp. and Gracilariopsis bailinae) were grown under controlled outdoor flow-through culture conditions. Growth rates and agar characteristics of the three species were determined. Gracilaria firma showed superior growth and agar quality among the three species. It exhibited the highest growth rate, highest agar gel strength and was observed to be highly resistant to epiphytes. Growth experiments under various light and ammonium combinations showed that the highest photon flux density level (900 μ mol m⁻²s⁻¹) and moderate ammonium (150 μM NH₄Cl) concentration gave the highest growth rates for all species. The single and interactive effects of light and ammonium enrichment on growth and agar characteristics of the three species were highly significant.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	We wish to acknowledge funding support from the United States Agency for International Development (AID Grant Award No. HRN-5600-G-00-2023-0) and the Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD). We also thank Cynthia Pagba and Estrella Sicat for the help in agar extraction and analyses.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Walter de Gruyter	en
dc.subject	Philippines	en
dc.title	Growth, agar yield and quality of selected agarophyte species from the Philippines	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1515/BOT.2000.051
dc.citation.volume	43
dc.citation.issue	6
dc.citation.spage	517
dc.citation.epage	524
dc.citation.journalTitle	Botanica Marina	en
seafdecaqd.library.callnumber	VF SJ 0646
seafdecaqd.databank.controlnumber	2000-25
dc.subject.asfa	agar	en
dc.subject.asfa	growth	en
dc.subject.asfa	kelp	en
dc.subject.asfa	seaweed culture	en
dc.subject.scientificName	Gracilaria firma	en
dc.subject.scientificName	Gracilariopsis heteroclada	en

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