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Tropical Seaweed Farming Trends, Problems and Opportunities

Focus on Kappaphycus and Eucheuma of Commerce

  • Provides readers with access to some of the opinions of world experts on Eucheuma seaweeds
  • Gives insight in the taxonomy, distribution, cultivation, single and multiple stream processing and the myriad of present and potential applications for the world’s leading cultivated group of red seaweeds
  • Explains how the biomass produced by Eucheuma cultivation has many important future applications from food to bioactives/biostimulants to colloids to energy

Part of the book series: Developments in Applied Phycology (DAPH, volume 9)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Reflections on the Commercial Development of Eucheumatoid Seaweed Farming

    • Iain C. Neish, Miguel Sepulveda, Anicia Q. Hurtado, Alan T. Critchley
    Pages 1-27
  3. The Cultivation of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Waters

    • Leila Hayashi, Renata P. Reis, Alex Alves dos Santos, Beatriz Castelar, Daniel Robledo, Gloria Batista de Vega et al.
    Pages 55-90
  4. Micro-propagation of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma: Trends and Prospects

    • C. R. K. Reddy, Nair S. Yokoya, Wilson Thau Lym Yong, Maria Rovilla J. Luhan, Anicia Q. Hurtado
    Pages 91-110
  5. Impacts of AMPEP on Epiphytes and Diseases in Kappaphycus and Eucheuma Cultivation

    • Rafael R. Loureiro, Anicia Q. Hurtado, Alan T. Critchley
    Pages 111-119
  6. Impacts of Climate change on Eucheuma-Kappaphycus Farming

    • Danilo B. Largo, Ik Kyo Chung, Siew-Moi Phang, Grevo S. Gerung, Calvyn F. A. Sondak
    Pages 121-129
  7. Post-Harvest Handling of Eucheumatoid Seaweeds

    • Majid Khan Majahar Ali, Ahmad Fudholi, Jumat Sulaiman, Mohana Sundaram Muthuvalu, Mohd Hafidz Ruslan, Suhaimi Md. Yasir et al.
    Pages 131-145
  8. Carrageenan and More: Biorefinery Approaches with Special Reference to the Processing of Kappaphycus

    • JosĂ© G. Ortiz-Tena, Doris Schieder, Volker Sieber
    Pages 155-164
  9. Development of Eucheumatoid Seaweed Value-Chains Through Carrageenan and Beyond

    • Iain C. Neish, Shrikumar Suryanarayan
    Pages 173-192
  10. Carrageenan Industry Market Overview

    • Ross Campbell, Sarah Hotchkiss
    Pages 193-205
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 207-216

About this book

This book collates the latest information on Kappaphycus and Eucheuma seaweeds. The edited volume provides an important companion to anyone studying or working with what is the world’s largest cultivated marine plant biomass. The contributing authors have excelled in providing information on production and present and future uses of these carrageenan-bearing seaweeds. Important elements of taxonomy, distribution and methods of cultivation and processing are presented to the reader in an accessible and easily understood format. The book provides a number of valuable opinions on value addition and MUZE technologies which highlight value-chains associated with these important red algae.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Integrated Services for the Development of Aquaculture and Fisheries (ISDA) Inc., Jaro, Philippines

    Anicia Q. Hurtado

  • The Evangeline Trail Paradise, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Alan T. Critchley

  • PT Sea Six Energy Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia

    Iain C. Neish

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tropical Seaweed Farming Trends, Problems and Opportunities

  • Book Subtitle: Focus on Kappaphycus and Eucheuma of Commerce

  • Editors: Anicia Q. Hurtado, Alan T. Critchley, Iain C. Neish

  • Series Title: Developments in Applied Phycology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63498-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63497-5Published: 03 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87572-9Published: 12 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63498-2Published: 17 October 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2543-0599

  • Series E-ISSN: 2543-0602

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 216

  • Number of Illustrations: 103 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Applied Ecology, Plant Physiology

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Buying options

eBook USD 149.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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