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Fourfold daily growth rate in multicellular marine alga Ulva meridionalis.


ABSTRACT: Microalgae with high growth rates have been considered as promising organisms to replace fossil resources with contemporary primary production as a renewable source. However, their microscopic size makes it hard to be harvested for industrial applications. In this regard, multicellular macroalgae are more suitable for harvesting. Here, we show that Ulva meridionalis has the highest growth rate ever reported for a multicellular autotrophic plant. Contrasted to the known bloom-forming species U. prolifera growing at an approximately two-fold growth rate per day in optimum conditions, U. meridionalis grows at a daily rate of over fourfold. The high growth ability of this multicellular alga would provide the most effective method for CO2 fixation and biomass production.

SUBMITTER: Hiraoka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7387555 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Fourfold daily growth rate in multicellular marine alga Ulva meridionalis.

Hiraoka Masanori M   Kinoshita Yutaro Y   Higa Motoki M   Tsubaki Shuntaro S   Monotilla Alvin P AP   Onda Ayumu A   Dan Akinori A  

Scientific reports 20200728 1


Microalgae with high growth rates have been considered as promising organisms to replace fossil resources with contemporary primary production as a renewable source. However, their microscopic size makes it hard to be harvested for industrial applications. In this regard, multicellular macroalgae are more suitable for harvesting. Here, we show that Ulva meridionalis has the highest growth rate ever reported for a multicellular autotrophic plant. Contrasted to the known bloom-forming species U. p  ...[more]

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