Photosynthetic characteristics of Spirulina platensis grown in commercial-scale open outdoor raceway ponds: What do the organisms tell us?

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 591-598

  Grobbelaar, Johan U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arthrospira; Biomass concentration; Chlorophyll fluorescence; Optical density; Outdoor cultures; Production; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ARTHROSPIRA; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 34548400344     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9172-9     Document Type: Article

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