Freshwater Algae of Eastern India

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In the present book “Freshwater Algae of Eastern India” presents comprehensive account of alage of Eastern and North eastern region which showed occurrence of several taxa which were first records from this region as well as of India. Details of these algal species with descriptions, microphotograph of each taxa, mode of occurrence, type of the habitat and location are provided in this book which would serve as a handbook on identification, taxonomy and biodiversity analysis of algae. Since microalgae are now used as candidates for biofuel/biodiesel production, biocolourants, nutraceuticals, novel food and feed and also as research materials for genomic and metabolomics of phototrophic organisms.

The information provided in this book would help the researchers and students in universities and research institutions to understand the diversity of alagae of India and their use for bioprospecting.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Siba Prasad Adhikary

Dr. Siba Prasad Adhikary, was born on 1954 in the village Maniakati under Sorada block, Ganjam district of Orissa state. He worked on heterotrophic growth and nitrogen fixation of cyanobacteria and obtained Ph.D. degree in 1980. Recently he was awarded D.Sc. degree in Botany by Utkal University for his work on “Strategies of cyanobacteria under diverse environmental condition”. Currently he is associated as In-charge of the coordinating Unit for Eastern India in All India Coordinated Project on Taxonomy (AICOPTAX) – research in Algae and is actively engaged in research on biodiversity mapping of freshwater algae of Orissa, West Bengal, Assam and North Eastern states during the 10th plan period.

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Title
Freshwater Algae of Eastern India
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Edition
1st. ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9789351242796
Length
vii+453p., Figures; Plates; Tabls; Index; 25cm.
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