Biochemical constituents of Gracilaria edulis cultured from spores

Jayasankar, Reeta and Ramakrishnan, Remya and Nirmala, K and Seema, C (2005) Biochemical constituents of Gracilaria edulis cultured from spores. Seaweed Research and Utilisation, 17 (1 & 2). pp. 39-44.

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Abstract

Gracilaria edulis was cultivated in west coast of India off Narakkal by reproductive method using the carpospores. The culture period was from November to March with regular sampling of growing plants for the estimation of biochemical constituents, quantitative and qualitative estimation of agar. The biochemical constituents like protein and carbohydrate content increased corresponding to the age of the plant whereas the lipid content declined. Harvesting of the crop can be determined from the qualitative and the quantitative estimation of agar along with other biochemical constituents. It was found out that crop harvested after 121 days of culture period had better quality of agar and also high protein content

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