Concise review of genus Lessonia Bory

AE Nardelli, W Visch, JT Wright, CL Hurd - Journal of Applied Phycology, 2023 - Springer
Lessonia (order Laminariales) is a kelp genus restricted to the temperate southern
hemisphere, where species form dense forests from the low intertidal to 25 m depth at wave …

Kelp breeding in China: Challenges and opportunities for solutions

ZM Hu, TF Shan, QS Zhang, FL Liu… - Reviews in …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Breeding has played an important role in the mariculture and industrialization of kelp in
China. However, the current kelp breeding systems in China have encountered some …

Skinny kelp (Saccharina angustissima) provides valuable genetics for the biomass improvement of farmed sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima)

Y Li, S Umanzor, C Ng, M Huang… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Saccharina latissima (sugar kelp) is one of the most widely cultivated brown marine
macroalgae species in the North Atlantic and the eastern North Pacific Oceans. To meet the …

Sustainable seaweed aquaculture and climate change in the North Atlantic: challenges and opportunities

RJ Veenhof, MT Burrows, AD Hughes… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Seaweed aquaculture is gaining traction globally as a solution to many climate issues.
However, seaweeds themselves are also under threat of anthropogenically driven climate …

Plant breeding simulations with AlphaSimR

J Bančič, P Greenspoon, RC Gaynor… - Crop Science, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Plant breeding plays a crucial role in the development of high‐performing crop varieties that
meet the demands of society. Emerging breeding techniques offer the potential to improve …

Eisenia arborea (Areschoung) domestication and mariculture development on the Pacific coast of Baja California, México

JA Zertuche-Gonzalez, JM Sandoval-Gil… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Eisenia arborea (sensu Ecklonia arborea) is the kelp with the greatest latitudinal distribution
on the Northeastern Pacific Coast. It is harvested in Mexico in small amounts for abalone …

Cultivation protocols for the rhodophytes, Devaleraea mollis and Palmaria hecatensis from Alaska

MC Dittrich, L Meyer, M Stekoll, A Kelley, S Umanzor - BioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Species diversification is crucial for the long-term viability, competitiveness, and
sustainability of the seaweed farming industry in the United States. This study investigated …

Evaluation of six sugar kelp crosses selected for high yield at three Northeastern US farms

ST Gonzalez, Y Li, M Aydlett, D Bailey, H Kerr, M Doall… - Aquaculture, 2025 - Elsevier
Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima), a brown macroalga, is a vital crop in the burgeoning
seaweed aquaculture industry. As seaweed farms expand, the traditional practice of …

Genomic selection in algae with biphasic lifecycles: A Saccharina latissima (sugar kelp) case study

M Huang, KR Robbins, Y Li, S Umanzor… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) has a biphasic life cycle, allowing selection
on both thediploid sporophytes (SPs) and haploid gametophytes (GPs). Methods We trained …

Intrapopulation variation in reproduction of Lessonia variegata J. Agardh

C Biancacci, PM South, N Scott, D Crossett… - New Zealand Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Lessonia variegata is an Aotearoa-New Zealand (A-NZ)-endemic kelp with significant
commercial potential. Overseas, Lessonia spp. are harvested for use as human and animal …