Effect of repeated harvesting on the growth of commercially important seaweeds in Mandapam area

摘要

Seaweeds are the onlyudsource for the production ofudphytochemicals such as agar,udcarrageenan and alginates whichudare widely used in many industriesudmostly as gelling, stabilizingudand thickening agents Theyudare also used as human food,udanimal feed and manure.