Items for "Eucheuma"

Seasonal changes in carrageenan yield and gel properties in three commercial eucheumoids grown in southern Kenya

Three eucheumoid strains (brown Eucheuma denticulatum, green and brown Kappaphycus alvarezii growing in fixed, off-bottom seaweed farms) were examined for carrageenan properties at three sites (Gazi, Kibuyuni and Mkwiro) in Kenya, monthly for one year; these properties were related to a suite of environmental factors and seaweed growth condition...

Keywords: carrageenan, Eucheuma, Kappaphycus, Kenya, yield