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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Biancacci, C
• Day, J G
• McDougall, G
• Russell, M C
• Stanley, M S

Titel

PEPPER DULSE: THE TRUFFLE OF THE SEA. INSIGHT IN OSMUNDEA PINNATIFIDA CULTIVATION

Ist Teil von

• Phycologia (Oxford), 2017-08, Vol.56 (4), p.18

Ort / Verlag

Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

Quelle

Taylor & Francis

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• An abstract of a study by Biancacci et al describing a project that aimed to improve crop yield and in addition gain an understanding of how to control the cultivation cycles of Osmundea pinnatifida, a red macroalga commonly called pepper dulse, currently collected from the wild and marketed dried as a peppery seasoning, is presented. The impact of cultivation conditions on the biochemical/chemical composition will be assessed, and the study involves scaling up of cultivation to a pilot scale, which will be fundamental for ensuring eventual commercial exploitation. In addition, the project is exploring the possibility of developing robust cryopreservation methods to allow a diverse range of materials to be held as genetic resources for subsequent research on conventional breeding and strain development.