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Environmental factors influencing the growth of Gracilaria edulis in culture

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Title Environmental factors influencing the growth of Gracilaria edulis in culture
 
Creator Kaliaperumal, N
Chennubhotla, V S Krishnamurthy
Kalimuthu, S
Ramalingam, J R
Muniyandi, K
 
Subject Mariculture
Seaweed
 
Description The present investigation indicates that G. edulis can be successfully cultivated on commercial scale in the nearshore areas of Gulf of Mannar during the five
months period from November to March when the sea is calm. The shallow waters near CMFRI fish farm in Palk Bay are not suitable for G. edulis cultivation as the
growth of the plant was affected by various environmental factors mentioned above. The culture experiments of G. edulis conducted earlier by the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute in 3 - 4 m depth area at Palk Bay near CMFRI fish farm showed good growth of plants as there was less sedimentation, fouling organisms and predators. Hence G. edulis could be cultivated in deep waters in Palk Bay side and attempts may also be made to culture G. edulis in shallow waters at other areas of Palk Bay in order to select the suitable culture sites and period of good growth.
 
Publisher CMFRI; Kochi
 
Date 1990-07
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/2854/1/Article_06.pdf
Kaliaperumal, N and Chennubhotla, V S Krishnamurthy and Kalimuthu, S and Ramalingam, J R and Muniyandi, K (1990) Environmental factors influencing the growth of Gracilaria edulis in culture. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series`, 105. pp. 10-11.