Isolation of protoplasts from tissue fragments of Philippine cultivars of Kappaphycus alvarezii (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta)

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-22

  Salvador, Ronelie C ^a,b   Serrano, Augusto E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS   (Philippines)

^b University of Eastern Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Crude enzymes; Isolation; Kappaphycus alvarezii; Protoplasts; Red seaweed; Tissue fragments

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; ENZYME; RED ALGA; YIELD;

ALGAE; GASTROPODA; HALIOTIS ASININA; HALIOTIS CORRUGATA; KAPPAPHYCUS ALVAREZII; RHODOPHYTA; SOLIERIACEAE;

EID: 21544482850     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-005-5516-5     Document Type: Article

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