Performance Characteristics of <i>Ankistrodesmus falcatus</i> in Different Culture Media and Concentration
Victor Tosin Okomoda,
Ali Kerdasi Abdulrahman,
Helena Khatoon,
Sukumaran Mithun,
Abraham Sunday Oladimeji,
Ambok Bolong Abol-Munafi,
Korede Isaiah Alabi,
Cosmas Chidiebere Alamanjo,
Hassan Anuar
Affiliations
Victor Tosin Okomoda
Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Forestry and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, P.M.B. 2373 Makurdi, Nigeria
Ali Kerdasi Abdulrahman
Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Research (AQUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
Helena Khatoon
Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Khulshi, Chittagong 4225, Bangladesh
Sukumaran Mithun
Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram 695581, Kerala, India
Abraham Sunday Oladimeji
Agricultural Department, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Abuja, P.M.B. 5118 Abuja, Nigeria
Ambok Bolong Abol-Munafi
Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Research (AQUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
Korede Isaiah Alabi
Department of Agricultural Extension and Management, Federal College of Forestry, P.M.B. 2019 Jos, Nigeria
Cosmas Chidiebere Alamanjo
Department of Agricultural Technology, Federal College of Forestry, P.M.B. 2019 Jos, Nigeria
Hassan Anuar
Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Research (AQUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
This study determined the effect of growth media and culture concentration on the growth, proximate, and microelement composition of Ankistrodesmus falcatus. The culture of A. falcatus was done using three media, namely Modified COMBO Medium (COMBO), Bold’s Basal Medium (BBM), and Bristol, at two concentrations (50% and 100%). The results obtained show that the cell density (>3.5 × 107 cells/mL), optical density (>0.24), and specific growth rate (>0.429%/day) were significantly higher (p ≤ 0.05) in BBM and COMBO than in Bristol (7 cells/mL; 2.20 g/L) than in COMBO (1.87–2.13 g/L), while Bristol had the lowest value observed (1.70–1.73 g/L). Biochemical and microelement composition showed variations between media and at the different concentrations, with higher values observed in BBM and COMBO. Based on the growth parameters and nutritional composition, it was concluded that BBM and COMBO were better media for the propagation of A. falcatus growth than Bristol. The study also demonstrated that the microalgae can be cultured using half of the media’s concentration to lower production costs.
