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Title Research highlights potential of fast-growing seaweed Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet Irish Examiner Media type Web Country/Territory Ireland Date 22/02/19 Description Irish researchers have found sea lettuce, a fast-growing seaweed with excellent nutritional value for animal feed and industrial uses, could return higher yields when the right strains are used.
They also found that sea lettuce strains possess a unique 24-hour growth pattern with higher growth rates during the night than during the light period.
The first study of its kind, which was published in Plant Physiology, analysed 50 seaweed strains of sea lettuce, mostly from Ireland to find which strains were the fastest growing.Producer/Author LYNNE KELLEHER Persons Jose Maria Fariñas-Franco