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Current strategies for epiphyte control that applied to Sargassum mariculture practice.
| Strategies | Principles | References |
|---|---|---|
| Removed by hand | Physical processing | Xu et al., 2022a |
| Cultured with filtered water during indoor tank cultures | Xie et al., 2013 | |
| Strong water jet | Pang et al., 2007; Redmond et al., 2014 | |
| Chemical methods such as sodium hypochlorite or ammonium sulfate | Different tolerance to chemical reagent | Kerrison et al., 2016 |
| Treated with organic acid (citric acid, acetic acid), or inorganic acid (phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid) | Higher acid and alkalinity tolerance in host algae than epiphytes | Hwang et al., 2015 |
| Growing plants at high densities in rope cultures | Minimizing underwater light availability to depress epiphytes growth | Pang et al., 2007 |
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