Conditions for open-air outdoor culture of Dunaliella salina in southern Spain

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 15, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 177-184

  Garcia Gonzalez M ^a   Moreno, J ^b   Canavate J P ^a   Anguis, V ^a   Prieto, A ^a   Manzano, C ^c   Florencio, F J ^b   Guerrero, M G ^b  

^a Apt 16   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c C/Juan de Lara Nieto S/n   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andalusian coast; Biotechnology; Dunaliella salina; Microalga; Outdoor culture; carotene

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; EUKARYOTA; SALINA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 0037704219     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023892520443     Document Type: Conference Paper

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