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Sexual Difference in the Optimum Environmental Conditions for Growth and Maturation of the Brown Alga Undaria pinnatifida in the Gametophyte Stage.
Genes - 16 Aug 2020
Sato Yoichi, Endo Hikaru, Oikawa Hiroki, Kanematsu Koichi, Naka Hiroyuki, Mogamiya Miho, Kawano Shigeyuki, Kazama Yusuke
Abstract excerpt
Undaria pinnatifida is an annual brown kelp growing naturally in coastal areas as a major primary producer in temperate regions and is cultivated on an industrial scale. Kelps have a heteromorphic life cycle characterized by a macroscopic sporophyte and microscopic sexual gametophytes. The sex-dependent effects of different environmental factors on the growth and maturation characteristics of the gametophyte...
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