GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF Haematococcus lacustris IN DIFFERENT CULTURE MEDIA  

Keng C. Lim*, Fatimah M. Yusoff, Mohamed Shariff and Mohd S. Kamarudin
 
Department of Aquaculture
Faculty of Agriculture
Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor, Malaysia
kengchin.lim@gmail.com
 

In this research, we investigated the growth and biomass production of Haematococcus lacustris in three different culture media (MBBM, MBG-11 and MCHU-10). Cultivation in MBBM medium resulted in a significantly better growth, greater biomass production and higher specific growth rate (P<0.05) when compared to MBG-11 and MCHU-10 media. Results suggested that varying compositions and concentrations of mineral nutrients between growth media exerted profound influence on the growth performance.