The green seaweed Ulva: tomorrow's “wheat of the sea” in foods, feeds, nutrition, and biomaterials

LC Hofmann, S Strauss, M Shpigel… - Critical reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Ulva, a genus of green macroalgae commonly known as sea lettuce, has long been
recognized for its nutritional benefits for food and feed. As the demand for sustainable food …

An introduction to copper and zinc pollution in macroalgae: for use in remediation and nutritional applications

AW Geddie, SG Hall - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2019 - Springer
Macroalgae are an economically significant and fast-growing global commodity. However,
pollution significantly affects the production and quality of macroalgae. Various studies have …

Effects of various macroalgae species on methane production, rumen fermentation, and ruminant production: a meta-analysis from in vitro and in vivo experiments

A Sofyan, A Irawan, H Herdian, MA Harahap… - Animal Feed Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
A meta-analysis was performed to examine the dietary inclusion of marine macroalgae
species to target methane (CH 4) reduction from ruminant animals and the effects on rumen …

[图书][B] Seaweeds as plant fertilizer, agricultural biostimulants and animal fodder

L Pereira, K Bahcevandziev, NH Joshi - 2020 - api.taylorfrancis.com
To keep the soil productive, it is necessary to add nutrients. The types and amounts of
nutrients that plants need have been determined and can be supplied by applying to the soil …

An ocean acidification acclimatised green tide alga is robust to changes of seawater carbon chemistry but vulnerable to light stress

G Gao, Y Liu, X Li, Z Feng, J Xu - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Ulva is the dominant genus in the green tide events and is considered to have efficient CO2
concentrating mechanisms (CCMs). However, little is understood regarding the impacts of …

Reproductive sterility increases the capacity to exploit the green seaweed Ulva rigida for commercial applications

G Gao, AS Clare, C Rose, GS Caldwell - Algal Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Periodic biomass losses caused by reproduction have greatly limited the expansion of the
land-based cultivation of the seaweed Ulva. In an attempt to resolve this, we obtained a …

Herbivory level and niche breadth of juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in a tropical coastal area: insights from stable isotopes

APM Di Beneditto, S Siciliano, LR Monteiro - Marine biology, 2017 - Springer
In the present study, the herbivory level and the niche breadth of juvenile green turtles
(Chelonia mydas) was investigated through stable isotope metrics in three geographically …

Effect of dietary supplementation of seaweed (Ulva lactuca) and Azolla on growth performance, haematological and serum biochemical parameters of Aseel chicken

V Thavasi Alagan, R Nakulan Vatsala… - Beni-Suef University …, 2020 - Springer
Background An effort was made to assess the effectiveness of dietary supplementation of
Ulva lactuca (U. lactuca), a seaweed and Azolla individually and in combination on different …

Photoperiod mediates the effects of elevated CO2 on the growth and physiological performance in the green tide alga Ulva prolifera

Y Li, J Zhong, M Zheng, P Zhuo, N Xu - Marine Environmental Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Ulva spp., an increasingly important food, are the dominant species of the large-scale green
tides. In this study, both the growth and the physiological responses of the Ulva prolifera …

Investigations on modulating effect of three tropical red seaweed by-products on growth performance, immune response, antioxidant status and endocrine variables in …

P Anderson, R Malik, L Ojha, B Adjei-Mensah… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Springer
We evaluated the effects of the inclusion of Kappaphycus alvarezii (KA), Gracilaria salicornia
(GS) and Eucheuma spinosum (ES) as feed additives on the growth, immune and …