TABLE IX. SUMMARY OF DATA ON SEAWEED PRODUCTION FOR JAPAN
Mean annual yields (tom)
(Fresh weight)
(DTY weight)
(Fresh weight)
aenw
Japanese name
Use
1936
1940-49
1955-60
(fromchapman, 1950) (from Suto, 1952) (from Kurogi, 1963)
1. Monostronaa sp.
Awo-nori
Food, fertilizer
-
1 000
9 000
(+ Entermmphu) . (Aonori)
2. Laminuriasp. . . Kombu
Food, mucilage
293 284
20 000
142 200
material
3. Unduriasp.
. . Wakame
Food
4. Ecklonka sp.
. . Kajime
Mucilage material
6. Sargaasum sp. . . Hijiki
Food
6. Porphyra sp. . . Asakusa-nori Food
I. Gelidium sp. . . Tengusa
Medicinal uses
8. a w e l t i a s p . . . Funori
Mucilage material
9. Iridophycw sp.
. Ginnanso
Mucilage material
10. chimdmsp. .
. Tsunomata
Mucilage material
(Amanori ; Nori)
44 601
-
-
31 539
12 000
4 975
7 000
12 000
2 200
2 400
2 200
700
1 200
400
50 000
-
-
78 000
14 800
-
-
-
P
U
W
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