An investigation of an obligate psychrophilic green alga, Chlamydomonas sp., was undertaken to define some of its growth characteristics. It has a temperature optimum of 5°C and a pH optimum of 6.5. A variety of organic supplements stimulate growth and both NO(3)¯ and NH(4)+ -N serve as nitrogen source. Under optimum conditions (5°C, pH 6.5, 0.1% glucose) a maximum of 1.37 doublings day (-1) was obtained. Photosynthesis and respiration have a temperature optimum of 10°C, reaching complete inhibition when the temperature is increased to 20°C. / Science, Faculty of / Botany, Department of / Graduate
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UBC/oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/34567 |
| Date | January 1970 |
| Creators | Butler, Gary Lee |
| Publisher | University of British Columbia |
| Source Sets | University of British Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis/Dissertation |
| Rights | For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use. |
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