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The Effectiveness of Soil Extracts from Selangor Peat Swamp and Pristine Forest Soils on the Growth of Green Microalgae sp

Authors :
Nor Suhaila Yaacob
Mohd Fadzli Ahmad
Ashvini Sivam
Emi Fazlina Hashim
Maegala Nallapan Maniyam
Fridelina Sjahrir
Noor Fazreen Dzulkafli
Wan Muhammad Ikram Wan Mohd Zamri
Kazuhiro Komatsu
Victor S. Kuwahara
Hasdianty Abdullah
Source :
Forests; Volume 13; Issue 1; Pages: 79, Forests, Vol 13, Iss 79, p 79 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022.

Abstract

Microalgae are widely utilized in commercial industries. The addition of a modified artificial medium (soil extract) could enhance their growth. Soil extract collected from the Raja Musa peat swamp and mineral soil from the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve (AHFR), Selangor, Malaysia, were treated using various extraction methods. Carteria radiosa PHG2-A01, Neochloris conjuncta, and Nephrochlamys subsolitaria were grown in microplates at 25 °C, light intensity 33.75 µmol photons m−2s−1 for 9 days. N. conjuncta dominated the growth in 121 °C twice extraction method AFHR samples, with 47.17% increment. The highest concentrations of ammonia and nitrate were detected in the medium with soil extract treated with 121 °C twice extraction method, yielding the concentrations of 2 mg NL−1 and 35 mg NL−1 for ammonia and nitrate of RM soil and 2 mg NL−1 and 2.85 mg NL−1 for the AH soil. These extracts are proved successful as a microalgal growth stimulant, increasing revenue and the need for enriched medium. The high rate of nutrient recovery has the potential to serve as a growth promoter for microalgae.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19994907
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Forests; Volume 13; Issue 1; Pages: 79
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c77b5fcb52a9332b747243998ac9dccc
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/f13010079