The effects of different ph and salinities on growth rate and carrageenan yield of gracilaria manilaensis

• Main Authors: Mohamad Hidayat, Nor Salamah, Mohammad Noor, Normawaty, Darnis, Deny Susanti, Saad, Shahbudin, Mukai, Yukinori
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/46437/1/6728-18481-1-seaweed.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46437/4/46437_The_effects_of_different_ph_and_salinities_on_growth_rate__SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/46437/; http://www.jurnalteknologi.utm.my/index.php/jurnalteknologi/article/view/6728/4454

The high demand of seaweed for their polysaccharide namely carrageenan leads to the commercial production of carrageenophytes through mariculture. Based on literatures it is well documented that growth rate and carrageenan yield depend on environmental factors such as salinity, pH, temperatures, lig...