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MICROALGAE CULTURE [2 records]

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Record 1 2021-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
CONT

Oyster farmers use a special culture technique [that] consists in immersing oysters in ponds for … fattening … These basins … are used to fatten and green the oysters … Oyster fattening is achieved through the great richness in phytoplankton, and oyster greening is the result of the proliferation of the diatom Haslea ostrearia which is responsible for the greening of the gills after secretion by this microalgae...

Key term(s)
  • oyster grow-out
  • growout of oysters
  • grow-out of oysters
  • fattening of oysters
  • grow-out

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
CONT

L'affinage est l'étape biologique de production intervenant dans le cycle d'élevage qui consiste à immerger les huîtres adultes dans les claires avant de les conditionner en vue de leur mise en marché. L'affinage a pour objet de modifier entre les caractères organoleptiques, d'accentuer le durcissement des coquilles, et de favoriser l'engraissement ou d'opérer au verdissement […]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acuicultura
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Record 2 2006-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Algae
DEF

The rearing of microscopic algae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aquaculture
  • Algues
DEF

Culture des algues microscopiques.

CONT

La culture des microalgues s'effectue à une échelle bien plus petite que celle des macroalgues mais de nombreuses recherches sont menées dans ce domaine. Bien qu'utilisées aussi bien dans le domaine de l'alimentation humaine directe que dans le cadre de la production de molécules d'intérêt économique, les microalgues trouvent surtout des applications en tant que nourriture pour les animaux d'élevage, notamment les coquillages.

Spanish

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