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Standing crop, algin and mannitol of some alginophytes of Mandapam coast

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Title Standing crop, algin and mannitol of some alginophytes of Mandapam coast
 
Creator Kalimuthu, S
Kaliaperumal, N
Ramalingam, J R
 
Subject Algae
 
Description Studies were made from September 1985 to August 1986 on the standing crop, algin and mannitol
contents of three brown algae Colpomenia sinuosa, Hydroclathrus clathratus and Rosenvingea intricata
growing at Shingle Island and Kilaklcarai near Mandapam. The vegetation of these species occurred
between September and March with maximum biomass of plants from December to February. The
standing crop varied from 0.814 to 4.250 kg wet/m' for C. sinuosa, 1.823 to 4.971 kg wet/m' for H.
clathratus and 3.309 to 12.024 kg wet/m' for R. intricata and the algin content ranged from 4.7 to
14.1 %, 7.5 to 14.7 % and 10.4 to 20.5 % respectively with maximum values during December-February.
The mannitol content varied from 0.5 to 2.2% in these seaweeds. There was no marked seasonal
variation in the yield of algin and mannitol in these algae. The period from December to February is
suitable for the harvest of these alginophytes for the production of sodium alginate.
 
Publisher MBAI
 
Date 1991
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/834/1/Kali_170-174.pdf
Kalimuthu, S and Kaliaperumal, N and Ramalingam, J R (1991) Standing crop, algin and mannitol of some alginophytes of Mandapam coast. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India, 33 (1&2). pp. 170-174.