CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Does the kelp we eat grow in the sea or is it cultivated artificially?

1. Does the kelp we eat grow in the sea or is it artificially cultivated?

The supply is large and should be artificial

2. Is kelp cultivated?

Originally it was produced in the sea, but now it is artificially cultivated.

3. Is kelp a plant?

Yes.

Kelp is a large marine brown algae plant that grows in low-temperature seawater and belongs to the seaweed family. Kelp (Laminaria japonica) belongs to the Phaeophyceae, Laminariaceae. The spore body is large, brown, flat and ribbon-shaped, and can reach up to 20 meters in length. It is divided into blades, petioles and holdfasts, and the holdfasts are rhizoid-shaped. The blades are composed of epidermis, cortex and medullary tissues, and there are spore capsules at the bottom of the blades. It has its own mucus cavity that can secrete slippery substances. The holdfasts are tree-like branches used to attach to the rocks on the seabed. It grows in the sea with relatively low water temperature. It is cultivated in large quantities along the northern coast of China and the coasts of Zhejiang and Fujian, and its output ranks first in the world. It is rich in alginate and iodine, and can be eaten and used as industrial raw materials for extracting iodine, alginate, mannitol, etc. Its thallus can be used as medicine.

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