Agricultural fertilizers as economical alternative for cultivation of Haematococcus pluvialis.
A Haematococcus pluvialis strain isolated from the ruins of Ephesus in Turkey was investigated as regards its adaptation to laboratory conditions and maximum growth rate. In the first stage of the experiment, the growth of H. pluvialis was compared in common culture media. Furthermore, in an effort to minimize the culture costs, the second stage of the experiment compared the growth rate in the culture medium selected in the first stage with that in commercial plant fertilizers. The results demonstrated that the maximum cell concentration of 0.90 g/l, corresponding to a growth rate of 0.150 d(-1), was found with an N-P-K 20:20:20 fertilizer under a light intensity of 75 micromol photons m(-2) s(-1) on the 12th day of cultivation.
Ege University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Izmir, 35100, Turkey. meltem.dalay@ege.edu.tr
Meltem Conk
MC
Dalay
Esra
E
Imamoglu
Zeliha
Z
Demirel
D018533:Biomass; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry / Q000191:economics*; D005308:Fertilizers / Q000191:economics*; D007218:Industrial Microbiology / Q000379:methods; D014421:Turkey
D003470:Culture Media; D005308:Fertilizers