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- Differences in biomass production and carrageenan yields among four strains of farmed carrageenophytes in Northern Bohol, PhilippinesTrono, Gavino C.; Lluisma, Arturo O. (Springer, 1992-11)Comparative studies on the biomass and carrageenan production of two strains of Eucheuma denticulatum and two strains of Kappaphycus alvarezii were made to assess the seasonality in their production capacities. The high and similar refined carrageenan (RC) yields (43–53% of dry wt.) of the four strains in the first cropping season (June–October) coincided with their high biomass production with plants averaging from 1.1 to 1.8 kg each at harvest. The poor RC yields (21–33%) recorded in the second cropping (October–February) coincided with their season of low biomass (av. wt: 0.34 to 1.0 kg). The four strains, however, recorded contrasting performance in the third cropping season (February–July) with the two E. denticulatum strains recording high RC yields (43 and 42.5%) together with high biomass (av. wt: 1.5 and 1.6 kg) in contrast to the low RC yields (30 and 39%) and low biomass (av. wt. 0.21 and 0.28 kg) of the two K. alvarezii strains. Records for semi-refined carrageenan (SRC) yields in the second and third cropping seasons were quite consistent and similar for the four strains (42–55%), except in the second cropping where the two K. alvarezii strains recorded low SRC. These differences in production potentials highlight the need for cropping management of the four strains to improve their cropping performance.
- Reproduction in Eucheuma denticulatum (Burman) Collins and Hervey and Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty farmed in Danajon Reef, PhilippinesAzanza-Corrales, Rhodora; Mamauag, Samuel S.; Alfiler, E.; Orolfo, M. J. (Elsevier, 1992-04)Occurrence of reproductive structures in seven forms belonging to two species of carrageenophytes, Eucheuma denticulatum and Kappaphycus alvarezii was determined at a farming site at Danajon Reef, Northern Bohol, Philippines during 1987 and 1988. Reproductive plants of these forms were encountered throughout the study period although not all three structures (asexual or tetrasporic form and sexual male and female forms) were represented in each form. For K. alvarezii forms, taking the ‘browns’ (EAB1 and EAB2) and the ‘greens’ (EAG1 and EAG2) collectively, male and female reproductive structures were found throughout the year but no tetrasporic thalli were encountered. Only male and tetrasporic structures were observed for E. denticulatum (EDB and EDG) while the ‘sacul type’ ( EAG3 ) had both structures present throughout the study period. Analysis of variance revealed significant difference (P < 0.05) in the frequencies of reproductive structures of each form.