Globally, China has the largest scale of kelp cultivation and production operations. However,
its kelp aquaculture industry is suffering from declining germplasm diversity, degradation of …

Ascophyllum nodosum is a large and common brown alga. The fronds are olive-brown but
can appear yellowish when stressed. It is a common, intertidal species around the periphery …

Sargassum horneri is a major bloom forming species in Korea and China. It is important to
find a way to utilize the huge biomass of Sargassum horneri in the region. Seaweed-derived …

Modern seaweed farming relies heavily on seedlings from natural beds or vegetative
cuttings from previous harvests. However, this farming method has some disadvantages …

The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima has received intense scientific attention over the last
decades. In recent years, interest in cultivation of the species has strongly increased in the …

As a result of several anthropogenic factors, Cystoseira sensu lato forests have declined or
become regionally extinct in many coastal regions of the Mediterranean. Given the low …

Farmers are one of the most important components of any plant-based cultivation industry.
The Philippines is one of the world's major producers of red carrageenophyte algae and has …

The rhodophyte, Palmaria hecatensis, has gained interest as a potential aquaculture
species in the Northwest Pacific region. However, rising seawater temperatures due to …

Four strains of Kappaphycus spp.(viz. K. alvarezii—tambalang brown and green, K. striatus—
sacol green) and K. malesianus (aring-aring) were grown in Semporna, Sabah, for three …

A phyco-biostimulant from the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum has been widely used in
agricultural crops for decades. However, it was recently discovered that the same extract can …