| dc.coverage.spatial | Philippines | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-27T08:19:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-01-27T08:19:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-01-17 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lab-grown seaweed boosts growth, resilience. (2025, January 17). Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 15. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/15582 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc. | en |
| dc.relation.uri | https://dailyguardian.com.ph/lab-grown-seaweed-boosts-growth-resilience/ | en |
| dc.title | Lab-grown seaweed boosts growth, resilience | en |
| dc.type | newspaperArticle | en |
| dc.citation.journaltitle | DailyGuardian | en |
| dc.citation.firstpage | 1 | en |
| dc.citation.lastpage | 15 | en |
| local.subject.classification | DY20250117_1 | en |
| local.description | Researchers 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.personalname | Faisan, Joseph Jr | |
| local.subject.personalname | Baliao, Dan | |
| local.subject.personalname | Samson, Edcel Jed | |
| local.subject.personalname | Sollesta-Pitogo, Hananiah | |
| local.subject.personalname | Dayrit, Rheniel | |
| local.subject.personalname | Balinas, Vicente | |
| local.subject.personalname | de la Peña, Leobert | |
| local.subject.corporatename | Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) | en |
| local.subject.scientificname | Kappaphycus alvarezii | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | seaweeds | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | seaweed culture | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | growth | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | carrageenans | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | livelihoods | en |
| dc.subject.agrovoc | tissue culture | en |
