Agar content of estuarine seaweed Gracilaria using different cultivation methods

Red algae Gracilaria is one of the most cultivated seaweeds and a major source of agar in the world. Gracilaria demonstrates easy propagation, high growth rates, and tolerance to a broad range of salinities. Agar usage is related to thermo-reversible gels formation at low concentrations in water wit...

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Main Authors: Madalena Mendes, Duarte Fortunato, João Cotas, Diana Pacheco, Tiago Morais, Leonel Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Applied Food Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502222001652