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| Buriyo, A.S.; Kivaisi, A.K.. |
| Seasonal biomass variation and agar yield of G. salicornia (C. Ag.) Dawson from Oyster Bay, Dar es Salaam, and Chwaka Bay, Zanzibar, were determined, and some properties of the agar examined. Mean biomass and canopy cover values ranged from 21–60 g/m2 and 7– 20 %, respectively. The highest mean biomass and cover values were obtained during the SE monsoon. Agar yield varied from 13.7 to 30.2 % (dry weight) and was highest during the dry NE monsoon period. Alkali treatment generally reduced agar yield by 25–56 %. Gel strength of the agar gels ranged between 118 and 251 g/cm2 and was significantly higher during the NE monsoon period (t = 2.2; P = 0.04 and t = 8.9; P << 0.05) for samples collected from Oyster Bay and Chwaka Bay respectively). Mean gel... |
| Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Agar; Biomass. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/964 |
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| Buriyo, A.S.; Mtolera, M.S.P.. |
| Seasonal effects on yield and quality of kappa-carrageenan from the red alga Hypnea musciformis were investigated in samples collected from natural populations in Oyster Bay, Dar es Salaam during June 1996–May 1997. The mean annual carrageenan yield, gel strength (after treatment with 0.1 M KCl) gelling and melting temperature (± standard deviation) were 25.24 ± 4.44 % dry weight, 171.72 ± 41.42 g/cm2, 54.66 ± 3.12 ºC and 68.62 ± 0.60 ºC, respectively. Carrageenan yield and quality (gel strength) during the SE and NE monsoon seasons were not significantly different (t = 0.55, p > 0.05) and (t = 1.91, p > 0.05), respectively. The reported carrageenan yield and gel strength values were, respectively, about 50% and 40% those of carrageenan from... |
| Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Mariculture; Algal blooms; Temperature; Algal blooms; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32367. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/1089 |
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