Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Cost-effective production of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis 

Author(s):

İlknur Ak *, Merve Oğuz, Koray Benas, Tolga Göksan

Recieved Date: 2013-06-08, Accepted Date: 2013-09-22

Abstract:

This study investigated the effects of ammonium nitrate (AN) and agricultural N:P:K (10:10:40) fertilizer (AF) on the growth and pigment composition of Arthrospira platensis Geitler. In the first experiment, the maximum cellular concentration was observed in group AN2, and differed significantly from the control group (p<0.05). The ammonium nitrate concentrations of groups AN1-3 promoted growth. The concentrations of ammonium nitrate in groups AN4-6 inhibited the growth, and these trials had to be ended at day 6. However, no significant differences were found between the group AN2 and the control in terms of the specific growth rate, or chlorophyll a content. In the second experiment, agricultural fertilizer was used as N:P:K source. Among the experimental groups, the highest cell concentration and yield of biomass on nitrogen were determined in group AF3 (p<0.05). There were no significant differences between group AF3 and control in terms of the specific growth rate and chlorophyll a content (p>0.05). Consequently, the results demonstrate that ammonium nitrate or agricultural fertilizer can be used to culture A. platensis and to reduce the cost of producing biocompounds.

Keywords:

Arthrospira platensis, biomass, pigment composition, ammonium nitrate, agricultural fertilizer

---

Journal: Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment
Year: 2013
Volume: 11
Issue: 3&4
Category: Environment
Pages: 1521-1525

---

Full text for Subscribers

---

Information:

Note to users

The requested document is freely available only to subscribers/registered users with an online subscription to the Journal of Food, Agriculture & Environment. If you have set up a personal subscription to this title please enter your user name and password. All abstracts are available for free.

Article purchasing

If you like to purchase this specific document such as article, review or this journal issue, contact us. Specify the title of the article or review, issue, number, volume and date of the publication. Software and compilation, Science & Technology, all rights reserved. Your use of this website details or service is governed by terms of use. Authors are invited to check from time to time news or information.

---

Purchase this Article:   20 Purchase PDF Order Reprints for 15

---

Share this article :