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PRO/PL> Ice-ice disease, seaweed species – Philippines
Other Plant Disease -- PhilippinesSeaweed farming faces [a] dilemma with ice-ice disease. The Philippines is known to have more than 800 species of seaweeds, 2 of which are used in farms to extract carrageenan, a food enhancer. These are _Eucheuma_ and _Kappaphycus_, a source of livelihood for Filipinos in coastal areas. However, farmers are shying away because of lower yield caused mostly by the ice-ice disease.Only a small number of researchers in the world have sought to study the disease and Read more [...]
