In continuation of the series the present volume includes nine chapters from different parts of India. Floristic diversity in Uttara Kannada district, Karnakata is dealt with in the first chapter. It is followed by Diversity of Asterinaceous Fungi in Sirumalai Hills, Eastern Ghats. Third chapter is on Floristic diversity of Malkangiri district in Odisha. Daniels has given an Overview of Epiphyllous Liverworts of the Southern Western Ghats. Chapter 5 deals with Macrofungi in coastal sand dunes and Mangroves of Southwest India. Lichen biota in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh is given in the following chapter. It is followed by Ethnic plant-based Nutraceutical values in Kodagu region of the Western Ghats. Conservation of Bryophytes in the Sacred Groves of Western Ghats in Karnataka is given in the penultimate chapter. The last chapter deals with the additions to the Flora of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.
Contents: Preface. 1. Floristic Diversity in Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka/T.V. Ramachandra M.D. Subash Chandran G.R. Rao Vishnu Mukri and N.V. Joshi. 2. Diversity of Asterinaceous Fungi in Sirumalai Hills, Eastern Ghats/R. Ramasubbu and A. Chandra Prabha. 3. Floristic Diversity of Makangiri District of Odisha, India/Deepak Kumar Sahu Sanjit Biswas and Nabin Kumar Dhal. 4. The Epiphyllous Liverworts of the Southern Western Ghats: An Overview/A.E.D. Daniels. 5. Macrofungi in Coastal Sand Dunes and Mangroves of Southwest India/Sudeep D. Ghate and Kandikere R. Sridhar. 6. An Appraisal of Lichen Biota in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India/Satish Mohabe B. Anjali Devi, A. Madhusudhana Reddy, Sanjeeva Nayaka and P. Chandramati Shankar. 7. Ethnic Plant-Based Nutraceutical Values in Kodagu Region of the Western Ghats/A.A. Greenshma and K.R. Sridhar.8. Conservation of Bryophytes in the Sacred Groves/K.B. Aruna and M. Krishnappa. 9. Some New Additions to Flora of Nagpur District (Maharashtra, India)/M.T. Thakre and T. Srinivasu.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S Sandhya Rani
Dr. S Sandhya Rani obtained her M.Sc. degree (1991) from Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, A P with first rank and Ph.d. (1998) from Sri Krishnadevaraya University under different projects funded by CSIR, DST and BARC in SK University. She has published more than 30 research papers and co-authored two books entitled Tress of Andhra Pradesh and Flora of Guntur District. She is a life member of three scientific societies viz. IAAT, IBS, NESA. At present she is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany in S K University, Anantpur.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR T Pullaiah
Prof. T Pullah obtained his M.Sc. (1971) and Ph.D. degrees in Botany from Andhra University. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Moscow State University, Russia, during 1976-1978. He traveled widely in Europe and visited Universities and Botanic Gardens in about 16 countries. He joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as Lecturer in 1979 and became Professor in 1993. He held several positions in the University as Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences, Head, Department of Botany; Chairman, Board of Studies in Botany; Head, Department of Sericulture; Co-ordinator and Chairman, Board of Studies in Biotechnology; Principal, S K University College and Warden, S K, University Hostels. He has published 43 books, 238 research papers and 35 popular articles in Journals of repute. He is the Principal – Investigator of 20 major Research Projects totaling more than a Crore of Rupees funded by DBT, DST, CSIR, UGC, BSI, WWF, GCC, BARC etc. Under his guidance, 45 students obtained their Ph.D. degrees and 34 students their M.Phil. degrees. He is the recipient of Best Teacher Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, Prof. P Maheshwari Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxanomy. He served as the Vice President of the Indian Botanical Society and presently the Councilor of the same. He served as a member of Species Survival commission of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
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