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dc.coverage.spatialPhilippinesen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T08:19:44Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T08:19:44Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-17
dc.identifier.citationLab-grown seaweed boosts growth, resilience. (2025, January 17). Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 15.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/15582
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDaily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc.en
dc.relation.urihttps://dailyguardian.com.ph/lab-grown-seaweed-boosts-growth-resilience/en
dc.subjectseaweedsen
dc.subjectseaweed cultureen
dc.subjectgrowthen
dc.subjectcarrageenansen
dc.subjectlivelihoodsen
dc.subjecttissue cultureen
dc.titleLab-grown seaweed boosts growth, resilienceen
dc.typenewspaperArticleen
dc.citation.journaltitleDailyGuardianen
dc.citation.firstpage1en
dc.citation.lastpage15en
local.seafdecaqd.controlnumberDY20250117_1en
local.seafdecaqd.extractResearchers at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD), have discovered a groundbreaking way to grow seaweed up to 6.5 times faster than traditional methods by using lab-grown, tissue-cultured seedlings. Seaweed species like Kappaphycus alvarezii, known as elkhorn moss or “guso,” are vital to the carrageenan industry. Carrageenan is a widely used additive in processed foods, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Seaweed also supports the livelihoods of about 200,000 fisherfolk households in the Philippines and plays a role in carbon absorption. However, farmers often face challenges such as poor-quality seedlings, slow growth, low yields, and vulnerability to “ice-ice” disease, which causes seaweeds to whiten and disintegrate.en
local.subject.personalNameFaisan, Joseph Jr
local.subject.personalNameBaliao, Dan
local.subject.personalNameSamson, Edcel Jed
local.subject.personalNameSollesta-Pitogo, Hananiah
local.subject.personalNameDayrit, Rheniel
local.subject.personalNameBalinas, Vicente
local.subject.personalNamede la Peña, Leobert
local.subject.corporateNameSoutheast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD)en
local.subject.scientificNameKappaphycus alvareziien


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