Culturing microscopic stages of Macrocystis pyrifera (phaeophyta) in aquil, a chemically defined medium

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · J. Phycol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.1980.tb03072.x· OSTI ID:6582686

Kuwabara, J S; North, W J

Requirements of Macrocystis pyrifera (L.) C.A. Agardh (giant kelp) for nine nutrient elements (N, P, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu, Zn, Mo, I) were established by batch culturing settled spores, through the gametophytic phase, to production of embryonic sporophytes in Aquil, a chemically defined, artificial seawater medium. The ultimately successful medium resulted from ten sequential culturing series, applying an optimization technique to improve each succeeding formulation.

• Research Organization: California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena
• OSTI ID: 6582686
• Journal Information: J. Phycol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Phycol.; (United States) Vol. 16:4; ISSN JPYLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CELL CULTURES
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CULTURE MEDIA
ECOLOGY
ELEMENTS
GAMETES
GAMETOGENESIS
GERM CELLS
GROWTH
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
METABOLISM
METALS
NUTRIENTS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTS
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
QUANTITY RATIO
REPRODUCTION
SEAWATER
SEAWEEDS
SPORES
TRACE AMOUNTS
WATER