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Optimum production conditions for different high-quality marine algae

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The possibility of improving the growth rate of different high-quality marine algae was studied. Optimum culture conditions relative to salinities, temperatures and pH levels were defined for three species of Nannochloropsis, Tetraselmis and Isochrysis. In Nannochloropsis, the optimum production ranges were as follows: 20–40‰, 19–21 °C, without using CO2. The optimum conditions for Tetraselmis were: 20–35‰, 19–21 °C, without using CO2. For Isochrysis, the optimum conditions were: 25–35‰, 24–26 °C, also without using CO2.

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    Tawfiq S. Abu-Rezq, Lamya Al-Musallam, Jaber Al-Shimmari & Peter Dias

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Abu-Rezq, T.S., Al-Musallam, L., Al-Shimmari, J. et al. Optimum production conditions for different high-quality marine algae. Hydrobiologia 403, 97–107 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1003725626504

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