Seaweed culture

A research designed to generate knowledge on the biology, field ecology, and physiology of the economically important red seaweed Asparagosis taxiformis to develop a locally-adapted culture technology for large-scale biomass production. Funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) of the Department of Science and Technology.

We report herein for the first time the occurrence of a white rot disease and heavy infestation of epiphytes on the cultured red seaweed *Halymenia durvillei* in Bolinao, Pangasinan. White rot disease causes tissues to decay, weakens the affected …