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dc.contributor.authorFaisan, Joseph P., Jr.
dc.contributor.authorLuhan, Maria Rovilla
dc.contributor.authorSibonga, Rema
dc.contributor.authorMateo, Jonalyn
dc.contributor.authorFerriols, Victor Marco Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorBrakel, Janina
dc.contributor.authorWard, Georgia M.
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Stuart
dc.contributor.authorBass, David
dc.contributor.authorStentiford, Grant
dc.contributor.authorBrodie, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorHurtado, Anicia Q.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-05T07:00:17Z
dc.date.available2021-05-05T07:00:17Z
dc.date.issued2021-05-04
dc.identifier.citationFaisan, Jr., J. P., Luhan, Ma. R. J., Sibonga, R. C., Mateo, J. P., Ferriols, V. M. E. N., Brakel, J., Ward, G. M., Ross, S., Bass, D., Stentiford, G. D., Brodie, J., & Hurtado, A. Q. (2021). Preliminary survey of pests and diseases of eucheumatoid seaweed farms in the Philippines. Journal of Applied Phycology, 33(4), 2391-2405.en
dc.identifier.issn0921-8971
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10862/6062
dc.description.abstractFarmed eucheumatoids are the top aquaculture commodity in the Philippines, contributing more than 60% of total national aquaculture production by volume. Despite significant production losses observed in recent years due to pests and diseases, data relating to the temporal and spatial geographic distribution, seasonality, prevalence, and etiology of these critical problems at the farm level are lacking. Here, we assessed the prevalence of pests and diseases at 16 farm sites within several major seaweed growing areas, including Luzon (Palawan), Visayas (Bohol), and Mindanao (Zamboanga City, Davao del Norte, and Tawi-Tawi). Prevalence of pests and diseases were recorded by assessment of individual seaweed plants in situ, comprising ≥5% of the total number of seaweed plants on each farm. Results from this survey revealed “ice-ice” disease (IID) at all sites, albeit at low prevalence rates of below 25%, the exception being one site where prevalence was 100%. No significant difference in the prevalence of IID was found between farms in shallow (≈0.5 m during low tide) and deep water sites (depths exceeding 4 m during the lowest tide) (p>0.05). Moderate prevalence (26–50%) of the macro-epiphyte pests Sargassum and Ulva was reported in Luzon. Further, epiphytic filamentous algae (EFA), black spots, and evidence of grazing were recorded in several farms with low prevalence (0.2–11.2%). The three farms with the highest prevalence of IID and EFA were evaluated to determine the severity of cover on the thallus of infected plants. A very high severity of IID (76–100% coverage) was observed on the secondary and primary branches, while for EFA, low severity (≤25%) was found in all regions of the thallus. Our results suggest the widespread occurrence of yield-limiting diseases and pests affecting eucheumatoid farms in the Philippines. Strategies for the diagnosis, surveillance, and management of yield-limiting pests and diseases are needed to ensure maintenance and sustainable expansion of this important aquaculture sector in the Philippines.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was mainly supported by the United Kingdom Research and Innovation–Global Challenges Research Fund (UKRI-GCRF) “GlobalSeaweedSTAR” Programme (Grant No. BB/P027806/1) and implemented in part at SEAFDEC/ AQD with a Study Code: FH-01-S2017T.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.relation.urihttps://rdcu.be/cjZxE
dc.subjectEucheumatoidsen
dc.subjectpestsen
dc.subjectEucheumaen
dc.subjectEpiphytic filamentous algaeen
dc.subjectPhilippinesen
dc.titlePreliminary survey of pests and diseases of eucheumatoid seaweed farms in the Philippinesen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.citation.volume33
dc.citation.issue4
dc.citation.spage2391
dc.citation.epage2405
dc.citation.journalTitleJournal of Applied Phycologyen
dc.subject.asfaaquacultureen
dc.subject.asfadiseasesen
dc.subject.asfaseaweed farmingen
dc.subject.asfaseaweed cultureen
dc.subject.asfaseaweedsen
dc.subject.asfapest controlen
dc.subject.asfagrazingen
dc.subject.asfaepiphytesen
dc.identifier.essn1573-5176
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10811-021-02481-5


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