Superior quality agar from Gracilaria species (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta) collected from the Gulf of Mannar, India

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-402

  Meena, Ramavatar ^a   Prasad, Kamalesh ^a   Ganesan, M ^a   Siddhanta, A K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Agar; Alkali treatment; Gracilaria spp.; Rheology

Indexed keywords

GRACILARIA; GRACILARIA CORTICATA; GRACILARIA CRASSA; GRACILARIA EDULIS; GRACILARIA FOLIIFERA; GRACILARIALES; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 48349108651     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-007-9272-6     Document Type: Article

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