Collaboration between FRDC – Fisheries Research and Development Corporation and University of Technology Sydney
This project is investigating protoplast propagation techniques to improve the mass production of seaweed seedlings.
Protoplasts represent the homogenous cell population devoid of cell walls which are capable of regenerating into seedlings. This allows contaminant free production of a large number of homogenous plantlets from a relatively small fraction of donor biomass.
The project has two main objectives:
🌊 Establish micropropagation techniques for year-round seedstock supply of seaweeds; and
🌊 Demonstrate the commercial practicality of workflow for micropropagation using seedstock seedlings on ropes followed by grow-out in tanks or ponds.
Image courtesy of Manoj Kumar
