Response of Spirulina platensis (=Arthrospira fusiformis) from Lake Chitu, Ethiopia, to salinity stress from sodium salts

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 551-558

  Kebede, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthrospira; Chitu; Ethiopia; Growth; Nutrient status; Quantum yield; Salinity; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PLANT GROWTH; SALINITY;

CYANOBACTERIA; GROWTH RATE; SALINITY TOLERANCE;

ETHIOPIA, LAKE CHITU;

ARTHROSPIRA FUSIFORMIS; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0031411597     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007949021786     Document Type: Article

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