Journal of Oceanography and Marine Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2572-3103
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2572-3103
+44 1300 500008
Khairul Azam
School of Marine Studies, Faculty of Science, Technology and Environment,
Fiji
Research Article
Evaluation of Relationship between Light Intensity (Lux) and Growth of Chaetoceros muelleri
Author(s): Sumilesh Wati Pal, Navneel Kunal Singh and Khairul AzamSumilesh Wati Pal, Navneel Kunal Singh and Khairul Azam
Microalgae have the most significant contribution towards the global environment, oxygen production and carbon cycle consequently understanding marine microalgae is vital. Hence the factors that affect the growth should be considered and studied in advance before the culturing of these algae. Photosynthesis is most important in plant growth. Thus this study tries to find out the optimum light intensity (Lux) required for achieving maximum yield of Chaetoceros muelleri in a laboratory culture. The inoculation of the algae was done under controlled environment where the cells were counted and assumed to be the same for all. The pure strand of C. muelleri with f2 media (8 sets of 3 flasks) were placed in front of the light source at lux values of 0 lux, 500 lux, 1000 lux, 1500 lux, 2000 lux and 2500 lux. The cell count was the basic result that was collected. At every 2.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2332-2632.1000111