International Workshop on Gelidium : Proceedings of the International Workshop on Gelidium held in Santander, Spain, September 3–8, 1990

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Intrageneric differences in cystocarp structure in Gelidium and Pterocladia ....Pages 1-17
Worldwide distribution of commercial resources of seaweeds including Gelidium ....Pages 19-29
Production ecology of Gelidium ....Pages 31-44
Biological criteria for the exploitation of the commercially important species of Gelidium in Spain....Pages 45-54
 Gelidium pristoides in South Africa....Pages 55-66
Field studies and growth experiments on Gelidium latifolium from Asturias (northern Spain)....Pages 67-75
Photosynthesis of Gelidium sesquipedale : effects of temperature and light on pigment concentration, C/N ratio and cell-wall polysaccharides....Pages 77-82
Physiological basis for the cultivation of the Gelidiaceae....Pages 83-90
 Gelidium cultivation in the sea....Pages 91-106
Spray system for re-attachment of Gelidium sesquipedale (Clem.) Born. et Thur. (Gelidiales: Rhodophyta)....Pages 107-117
Artificial sporeling and field cultivation of Gelidium in China....Pages 119-124
General principles of on-shore cultivation of seaweeds: effects of light on production....Pages 125-135
Chemical structure and physico-chemical properties of agar....Pages 137-148
Agars from Chilean Gelidiaceae....Pages 149-156
Agar and agarose biotechnological applications....Pages 157-166
Genetic alleviation of the self-fertilization complication when hybridizing monoecious Gelidium vagum ....Pages 167-179
Actual, potential and speculative applications of seaweed cellular biotechnology: some specific comments on Gelidium ....Pages 181-194
Concluding remarks....Pages 195-196
Back Matter....Pages 197-203