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  • 2000-2004  (4)
  • 1970-1974
  • efficiency  (2)
  • photosynthetic cells  (2)
  • 1
    ISSN: 1573-5176
    Keywords: photosynthetic cells ; photobioreactors ; photoautotrophic culture ; photoheterotrophic culture ; heterotrophic culture ; two step culture ; cyclic culture
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract Although the potential of photosyntheticmicroorganisms for production of various metabolitesand in environmental bioremediation is recognized,their practical application has been limited by thedifficulty in supplying light efficiently tophotobioreactors. Various types of photobioreactorwith high illumination to volume ratios have beenproposed, but most are limited by cost, mass transfer,contamination, scale-up or a combination of these.The problem of light supply to photobioreactorscan be solved by developing photosynthetic cellcultivation systems where light is either substitutedor supplemented. Many strains of photosynthetic cellsare capable of heterotrophic growth under darkconditions and their heterotrophic culture can be usedfor efficient production of biomass and somemetabolites. However, light is absolutely required forefficient production of some metabolites. In suchcases, there is a need to supplement the heterotrophicwith photoautotrophic metabolism. Inphotoheterotrophic (mixotrophic) culture, thephotoautotrophic and heterotrophic metabolisms can beexploited for efficient production of usefulmetabolites but it has many problems such as processoptimization in terms of making a balance between thephotoautotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism. Another promising system is the sequentialheterotrophic/ photoautotrophic cultivation system,where the cells are cultivated heterotrophically tohigh concentrations and then passed through aphotobioreactor for accumulation of the desiredmetabolite(s). Furthermore, cyclicphotoautotrophic/heterotrophic cultivation system canbe used to achieve continuous cell growth underday/night cycles. This involves cultivating thecells photoautotrophically using solar light duringthe day and then adding controlled amount of organiccarbon source during the night for heterotrophicgrowth. In this review, these various systems arediscussed with some specific examples.
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  • 2
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    Journal of applied phycology 12 (2000), S. 277-284 
    ISSN: 1573-5176
    Keywords: organic wastewater treatment ; photosynthetic cells ; monoculture ; mixed culture ; photoheterotrophic ; heterotrophic
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Abstract The growth characteristics and nutrient removal fromsynthetic wastewater by Rhodobacter sphaeroides,Chlorella sorokiniana and Spirulinaplatensis were investigated under aerobic dark(heterotrophic) and aerobic light (photoheterotrophic)conditions. Both in terms of economy and efficiency,aerobic dark conditions were the best for wastewatertreatment using R. sphaeroides and C.sorokiniana, but light was necessary with S.platensis. Neither growth nor nutrient removalcharacteristics of the cells were affected insynthetic wastewater with as high as 10 000 ppmacetate, 1000 ppm propionate, 700 ppm nitrate and 100 ppmphosphate. Although R. sphaeroides and C. sorokiniana showed good growth in syntheticwastewater containing 400 ppm of ammonia, S.platensis was completely inhibited.When grown as a monoculture, none of thestrains could simultaneously remove acetate,propionate, ammonia, nitrate and phosphate from thewastewater. R. sphaeroides could remove allthe above nutrients except nitrate, but the rate of removal was relatively low. The rate of nutrientsremoval by C. sorokiniana was higher, but theorganism could not remove propionate; S.platensis could efficiently remove nitrate, ammoniaand phosphate, but none of the organic acids. A mixedculture of R. sphaeroides and C.sorokiniana was therefore used for simultaneousremoval of organic acids, nitrate, ammonia andphosphate. The optimum ratio of the cells depended onthe composition of the wastewater.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: boron ; canola ; efficiency ; micronutrient ; mustard ; oilseed rape
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract Boron (B) efficiency of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) and mustard (B. juncea) genotypes was determined on a low B soil at Mt. Compass, South Australia. B efficiency was observed in oilseed rape genotypes, Zhongyou 821, Dunkeld and Zheyou 2, and in mustard genotypes Pusa Bold and CSIRO 6. Genotypes grown in the field were also grown under glass-house conditions, in pots filled with pre-washed sand extracted from the Mt. Compass field site. Two B treatments, one B adequate (0.25 mg B kg−1 soil) and one B deficient (imposed by omission) were used to indicate whether vegetative response to B could predict final yield response and provide a more convenient selection criterion for identifying B-efficient germplasm. Vegetative response of 35 d old (D35) genotypes grown in pot culture closely reflected field response, indicating the expression of B efficiency traits in early growth, and its potential use in selection.
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  • 4
    ISSN: 1573-5036
    Keywords: boron ; efficiency ; genotypic variation ; micronutrient ; oilseed rape
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
    Notes: Abstract The level of genotypic variation in tolerance to low boron (B) supply was investigated in solution culture grown, 10 day old (D10) oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) plants, by using a rapid screening technique whereby root length, root elongation rate and total root dry weight were used to indicate plant response to B. Root length proved more reliable in determining genotype responses, and was used to characterise a total of 61 genotypes, of which Huashuang 2, Nangchang rape, Huashuang 1 and Zhongyou 821, and to a lesser extent, Zheyou 2, Dunkeld, Xinza 2, Nangjin 2051, 92-58, 92-13, and Awassa 115 exhibited some form of tolerance to low B supply. The genotypic rankings based on this early vegetative response corroborated with field based B-efficiency. The results demonstrate the expression of the B-efficiency mechanism in the early vegetative stages of plant growth, and establish the value of root length as a selection criterion for B-efficiency in oilseed rape.
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