The potentials and utilization of Seaweeds
Journal Title: Scientia Agriculturae - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
The importance of seaweeds cuts across various environmental, ecologic, socio-economic benefits and services as food for man, in the phycocolloids and expanding phycosupplement industries, as sink for excess carbon dioxide and excess nutrients; for sustainable energy generation and as fossil fuel substitutes. In view of this, seaweeds could become an important economic niche for Asian(Japan and China), Nigeria and other coastal African countries provided adequate research is undertaken in studying their diversity, biochemical compositions and potentials for culture in order to harness the numerous opportunities which can be derived. This paper revels some products and uses of seaweeds to stimulate research and utilization of seaweed resources in the near future. in Nigeria and other interested countries.
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J. F. N Abowei , E. N Ezekiel
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