Scientists turn to biotech to save ailing seaweed industry

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July 5, 2006
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The export-oriented seaweed industry may soon get relief from the anticipated breakthrough in biotechnology researches that would eliminate the menacing "ice-ice" disease spreading in seaweed farms nationwide. "By next year, we should have enough ice-ice disease-resistant seaweed strains in our seed bank that we could distribute to seaweed farms especially in the major seaweed-producing areas in the country," said Dr. Joebert Toledo, director of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Seaweed experts describe "ice-ice" as a phenomenon caused by low salinity, change in water temperature and light intensity that cause stress to the seaweeds.
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Felix, R. C. (2006, July 5). Scientists turn to biotech to save ailing seaweed industry. The Philippine Star, p. B-7.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/4723
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