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.
 
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Table of contents :
Reflections on the Commercial Development of Eucheumatoid Seaweed Farming (Iain C. Neish, Miguel Sepulveda, Anicia Q. Hurtado, Alan T. Critchley)....Pages 1-27
Biodiversity, Biogeography and Molecular Genetics of the Commercially Important Genera Kappaphycus and Eucheuma (Ji Tan, Phaik-Eem Lim, Siew-Moi Phang, Anicia Q. Hurtado)....Pages 29-43
Reproductive Biology and Eco-physiology of Farmed Kappaphycus and Eucheuma (Rhodora V. Azanza, Erick Ask)....Pages 45-53
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
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
Impacts of AMPEP on Epiphytes and Diseases in Kappaphycus and Eucheuma Cultivation (Rafael R. Loureiro, Anicia Q. Hurtado, Alan T. Critchley)....Pages 111-119
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
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
Economics of Kappaphycus spp. Seaweed Farming with Special Reference to the Central Philippines (Giselle P. B. Samonte)....Pages 147-154
Carrageenan and More: Biorefinery Approaches with Special Reference to the Processing of Kappaphycus (José G. Ortiz-Tena, Doris Schieder, Volker Sieber)....Pages 155-164
Applications of Carrageenan: With Special Reference to Iota and Kappa Forms as Derived from the Eucheumatoid Seaweeds (Rafael R. Loureiro, M. L. Cornish, Iain C. Neish)....Pages 165-171
Development of Eucheumatoid Seaweed Value-Chains Through Carrageenan and Beyond (Iain C. Neish, Shrikumar Suryanarayan)....Pages 173-192
Carrageenan Industry Market Overview (Ross Campbell, Sarah Hotchkiss)....Pages 193-205
Back Matter ....Pages 207-216