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Ecology of pearl culture grounds

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Title Ecology of pearl culture grounds
 
Creator Victor, A C C
Velayudhan, T S
 
Subject Pearl oyster
 
Description The growth of pearl oysters either in the natural
beds or in the culture farms is strongly influenced by
the oceanographical conditions of the ground, the
chemical substances present in the sea water, particularly
some of the salt and trace elements, the quality
of the plankton taken by the oysters, hydrogen-ion
concentration etc. The kind and quantity of the
minute amount of the chemical substances and metal
ions might affect the quality of the cultured pearls
(Matsui, 1958). He also pointed out that the difference
in the water temperature and nutritional conditions
of the grounds strongly affect the growth of the oysters,
especially a conspicuous variation occurs in the thickness
of the shell which in turn influence the lustre,
colour, shape, degree of scratches and size and weight.
 
Publisher CMFRI
 
Date 1987
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2669/1/Article_14.pdf
Victor, A C C and Velayudhan, T S (1987) Ecology of pearl culture grounds. CMFRI Bulletin - Pearl culture, 39. pp. 78-86.