Abstract
Saccharina latissima is attractive for industrial cultivation for different usages, such as biofuels, feed supplements, and derivation of chemicals. A continuous supply of kelp sporelings throughout the year may ensure a year-round production of kelp juveniles on ropes. In this study, induction of sporangial areas (sorus portions) on the blade of S. latissima was performed throughout the year at three locations: Trondheim (Norway), Grenaa (Denmark), and Sylt island (Germany). The results indicate that a year-round sorus induction in S. latissima is possible and that this induction is controlled by applying short-day treatment of adult sporophytes throughout the year and by the removal of the basal blade meristem. The artificially induced and released zoospores formed viable sporelings at all seasons, but cultivation in the sea in Norway was successful only during autumn, winter, and spring, while the growth conditions were poor during the summer. The results are important for industrial scale-up and continuous production of kelp biomass.
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The experiments were carried out as part of the project MacroBiomass, financed by The Research Council of Norway, project no. 199391/I10. We would like to thank Aquaculture Engineering (ACE) for access to the sea cultivation facilities and for support during the growth experiments. We would also like to thank the scuba diving group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim for monthly collection of macroalgae material. Thanks also to the anonymous referees for valuable comments and improving the manuscript.
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Forbord, S., Skjermo, J., Arff, J. et al. Development of Saccharina latissima (Phaeophyceae) kelp hatcheries with year-round production of zoospores and juvenile sporophytes on culture ropes for kelp aquaculture. J Appl Phycol 24, 393–399 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-011-9784-y
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