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Pyropia germplasm qualified for drift system culture is highly applicable in China. The current farmed species are tolerant to abiotic stresses, but vulnerable without air drying. Pyropia katadae var. hemiphylla inhabits mid-intertidal marshes and is a candidate for drift-system farming. Here, the performance of the gametophytes under varying environmental conditions was investigated. The thalli endured a short period (<5 days) at 22 °C, but was highly vulnerable to 28 °C. During 8 days of culture, the thalli grew at 8 − 17 °C, and growth was higher at 8 °C. Thalli with water loss ≤ 34 % recovered the optimum photochemical efficiency of PS II (F v/F m) by up to 100 %, and the net photosynthetic rate (P n) by over 70 %. This reduced to 50 % in the thalli with water loss ≥ 45 %. Removal of surface water and moderate water loss significantly increased photosynthesis recovery from 1 day of −20 °C freezing, and the maximum recovery (80 % P n and 97 % F v/F m) occurred in the thalli with water loss of ~30 %. During 10 days of culture, thalli maintained active photosynthesis and growth under salinity 22.6–36.6; however, those in salinity ≤ 7.8 or ≥50.6 lost fresh weight, while those in salinity ≤ 7.8 were characterized by reduced F v/F m, P n, and heavy thallus disruption. The above results indicated that P. katadae var. hemiphylla thalli adapted to low temperature, moderate desiccation, freezing, and salinity fluctuation. A farming strategy for this species is discussed.
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The authors are grateful for the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. This work was supported by the Special Scientific Research Funds for Central Nonprofit Institutes, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (No. 2015A02), the Special Scientific Research Funds for Central Nonprofit Institutes, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute (No. 20603022013023), and the National Science and Technology Infrastructure Project.
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Wang, WJ., Sun, XT., Liu, FL. et al. Effect of abiotic stress on the gameophyte of Pyropia katadae var. hemiphylla (Bangiales, Rhodophyta). J Appl Phycol 28, 469–479 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-015-0579-4
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