Marine biomass program: plant breeding and genetics. Annual report, September 1984-December 1985

Technical Report · Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5172578

Neushul, M; Harger, B W.W.; Lewis, R J

By building on past efforts and adding to the data base that has been assembled, and through collaborative research with others, progress has been made toward the long-term goal of growing macroalgae in the sea as a future source of substitute natural gas. It is encouraging that the authors program is being emulated in Japan and Sweden, and that there is growing interest in using the unique GRI kelp seedstock collection by workers in Germany, Japan, Alaska, Oregon, California, and elsewhere. This annual report discusses progress made in propagating kelps, and the floating gulf-weed, Sargassum. Work on kelp genetics has revealed high levels of compatability between species and genera, based on 166 hybridization tests.

• Research Organization: Neushul Mariculture, Inc., Goleta, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5172578
• Report Number(s): PB-86-215738/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALGAE
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NATURAL GAS
ALKANES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
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FUELS
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PLANTS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
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