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| Le Pabic, Lore; Parrad, Sophie; Sham Koua, Manaarii; Nakasai, Seiji; Saulnier, Denis; Devaux, Dominique; Ky, Chin-long. |
| Size is the most important and valuable quality of the cultured black-lip pearl, Pinctada margaritifera. As this pearl aquaculture is carried out at numerous grow-out sites, this study analyzes the environmental influence on pearl size parameters (nacre weight and thickness) in relation to the recipient oyster biometric parameters (shell thickness, height, width, and oyster weight) at harvest time. Toward this end, an experimental graft was designed by using a homogeneous donor oyster phenotype. The recipient oysters were randomly and equally transferred and reared in five commercial and contrasting grow-out locations. Overall inter-site comparisons revealed that the cultured pearl size (N=2168) and the biometric parameters of the recipient oysters were... |
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Palavras-chave: Pinctada margaritifera; Cultured pearl size; Donor oysters; Recipient oysters; Gene expression; Environmental influences. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00321/43191/42738.pdf |
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| Ky, Chin-long; Le Moullac, Gilles. |
| Size is the most important and valuable quality trait of cultured pearls produced by the black-lipped pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera. In French Polynesia, several breeding programmes have been started that aim to improve this size trait, which is highly related to shell growth rate in both recipient and donor oysters. Shell growth rate dictates the time of grafting, size of implanted nuclei and bio-mineralisation potential of the mantle and pearl sac. We assessed shell growth rate through routine digital shell biometric analysis on 22 hatchery families produced between 2005 and 2008. These included full-sib families and half-sib families derived from polyandry (one dam crossed with two or more sires). Results showed that: 1) a significant family... |
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Palavras-chave: Pinctada margaritifera; Pearl oyster; Hatchery-produced families; Growth performance; Shell diameter; Cultured pearl size. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00387/49810/50384.pdf |
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