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IT has been stated that many of the natural waters of Africa are short of sulphates1, and as a broad generalization this is not to be denied. However, it has also been suggested that sulphates, as well as nitrates and phosphates, are a limiting factor for plankton growth in Lake Victoria2, and that shortage of sulphates in solution is a factor affecting the productivity of the Lake3. During a recent six-months stay at the East African Fisheries Research Organization Laboratory in Jinja, Uganda, a small part of my time was devoted to culture experiments, and some successful attempts were made to grow Lake Victoria phytoplankton in laboratory culture.
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EVANS, J. Growth of Lake Victoria Phytoplankton in Enriched Cultures. Nature 189, 417 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189417a0
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