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Comparative Analysis on the Growth Response of Diatom Skeletonemu costaturn in Different Culture Media

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Title Comparative Analysis on the Growth Response of Diatom
Skeletonemu costaturn in Different Culture Media
 
Creator Madhu, Rema
Madhu, K
 
Subject Aquaculture
Mariculture
Live Feed Culture
 
Description Nine culture media, such as Walnes, PM, SEAFDEC, TMRL, Suto, Miquels, Guillard f, f12 and fl4
have been used to find out suitable media for successful culture of Skeletonema costatum
which are widely used as larval food of prawns. Among the tested media, Walnes has given
best multiplication (14.5 lakhs cells ml-I) of this species under laboratory conditions. The study
revealed that the culture has to be harvested on 3rd to 4th day in media Walnes, Guillard f,
TMRL, PM, SEAFDEC and Miquels whereas algae in the media of Suto, Guillard fl2 and Guillard
f14 can be harvested on 2nd to 3rd day of culture after inoculation. The availability of nutrients
such as nitrate, phosphate, iron and silicate is essential for the production of this species, and
their appropriate proportions are required in the culture media to escalate the maximum cell
multiplication. To keep the starter culture in good condition, Skeletonema culture is needed to
be reinoculated on every 3rd day of its culture.
 
Date 2007
 
Type Article
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/11884/1/Comparative_analysis_on_the_growth_response_of.pdf
Madhu, Rema and Madhu, K (2007) Comparative Analysis on the Growth Response of Diatom Skeletonemu costaturn in Different Culture Media. Journal of the Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research, 25 (2). pp. 136-139.