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Seasonal variations in growth, reproduction, alginic acid, mannitol, iodine and ash contents of brown alga Sargassum wightii

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Title Seasonal variations in growth, reproduction, alginic acid, mannitol, iodine and ash contents of brown alga Sargassum wightii
 
Creator Thomas, P C
Subbaramaiah, K
 
Description 169-175
Growth of S. wightii Greville was maximum in winter months (October-December) correlating with salinity, rain fall and pH of seawater. Annual biomass production of 2.4 kg dry wt.m-2 was estimated. Reproduction occurred concurrently with peak growth period October-December. Rapid loss of axes followed with the end of reproduction. All chemical constituents showed seasonality and alginic acid and iodine contents showed correlation with growth in biomass and with each other. Based on the season for optimum growth together with that for alginic acid and iodine contents, harvesting of the alga is advocated from August to December for obtaining better product yield.
 
Date 2016-12-08T05:15:40Z
2016-12-08T05:15:40Z
1991-09
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/38278
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.20(3) [September 1991]