Spirulina - Production & Potential. ISBN 2-85744-853-X.
by Ripley D. Fox. 1996. Pub. by Editions Edisud, La Calade, R.N.7, 13090 Aix-en-Province, France. Tel: 42216144; Fax: 42215620. E-mail: ripleyfox@wanadoo.fr

This book gives the most complete and practical information on growing spirulina. It should be consulted by health authorities and development decisionmakers, by spirulina growers and it can be used as a teaching text in universities. Dr. Fox explains the history of the cyanobacteria, Arthrospira platensis, popularly known as the blue-green algae spirulina... its composition, growth requirements and methods for managing the culture (from village level artisanal production to large scale industrial farms). Health benefits are described, with emphasis on its usefulness for combatting malnutrition. Giant farms using seawater are proposed for providing spirulina as a food supplement for the millions of malnourished children living today. Dr. Fox sees spirulina as a million dollar commodity in the near future.

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Dr. Ripley Fox pioneered village scale spirulina systems in developing world countries. He decribes what conditiona and nutrients needed to grow spirulina. He describes the installation and operation of his integrated village health and energy system in three experimental projects.

The author has been developing small scale spirulina projects in Europe and Africa. In this detailed manual he describes how to cultivate spirulina on a family scale.
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Spirulina is a form of blue-green algae which is becoming commercially cultivated on an increasingly large scale. This book describes the biology, cultivation and applications of this increasingly valued microorganism. It begins by examining the morphology, physiology, photosynthesis and genetics of laboratory cultures of Spirulina and then moves on to discuss the biotechnological applications in detail. An overview of mass production is also given. Written by leading experts in the field, this book will be an invaluable reference for researchers and industrialists working with this micro-algae.

Reports of spirulina cultivation around the world presented at the Monaco Oceanographic Institute, 1993. Introduction of Spirulina, the algae of life by Hubert Durand Chastel. Reports on spirulina production in Mexico, India, Spain, Myanmar, Chile and developing countries.

ETTA National Symposium: Ecology, Taxonomy, Technology and Applications. Status report of the All-India Coordinated Project on the mass culture of spirulina: (a) large scale nutritional supplementation with spirulina; (b) feasibility report for suitable-sized plants; (c) maintenance of germplasm and quality improvement; (d) preparation of formulas and testing for various applications. Includes conference papers and Indian Food Grade Standards for Spirulina.

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Microalga Spirulina ha sido llamado el "libro de referencia definitivamente popular sobre la spirulina". Este nuevo libro tiene más de 80 gráficos, ablas y fotografias. Conduce al lector paso a paso a través de una aventura con la spirulina: cómo esta forma de vida de 3,6 mil millones de añ os fue nuevamente descubierta por los cientificos; cómo la spirulina puede beneficiar su salud por medio de programas de autocuidados; nuevos descubrimientos mé dicos revelan los beneficios para la salud de la spirulina; cómo desarrolla ecoló gicamente más nutrición por acre que cualquier otro alimento; cómo emplea la tierra y el agua con más eficiencia que otros cultivos; cómo se cultiva en paises en vias de desarrollo; esquemas y sueños para res ablecer las microalgas de nuestro planeta.