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Feasibility of the use of chilean nitrate as a nitrogen source for the growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa
Author(s) -
Rex Astrid,
Romero Alejandro
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740231104
Subject(s) - chlorella pyrenoidosa , nitrate , fodder , nitrogen , chlorella , botany , urea , biology , algae , chemistry , ecology , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Potassic Chilean nitrate, a cheap natural product of northern Chile, was found to support the growth of the unicellular green alga Chlorella pyrenoidosa, a possible sheep fodder supplement in this region. Comparisons with conventional media containing urea or KNO 3 were favourable.
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