Agar from the reproductive and vegetative stages of Gracilaria bursa-pastoris

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-5

  Marinho Soriano, E ^a   Bourret, E ^b   De Casabianca, M L ^a   Maury, L ^b  

^a SMEL   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Gracilatia bursa pastoris; Production and quality of agar; Reproductive and vegetative stages

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HARVESTING; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION; VISCOSITY;

AGAR; GRACILARIA BURSA PASTORIS; VEGETATIVE STAGES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGAR; GALACTOSE; SULFATE;

AGAR; EXTRACTION; SEAWEED;

AQUATIC FLORA; ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEAWEED; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY;

ALGAE; GRACILARIA BURSA-PASTORIS;

EID: 0032889994     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00092-9     Document Type: Article

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