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Algology
 
 
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Group Leader Dr. (Mrs.) M. R. Suseela, Sci 'EI'
Contact Work 91-522-2205832 Ext. 238
Home 91-522- 2206510
Email mrsuseela25@rediffmail.com
 
 
Group works on

  • Fresh Water algal diversity
  • Soil cyanobacterial diversity
  • Isolation, identification and maintenance of cyanobacterial cultures
 

Objectives

 

  • Distribution and diversity studies of fresh water algae and soil algae of different geographical regions from different altitudes of Indian sub-continent such as Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh states.
  • Isolation, characterization and application of cyanobacteria as biofertilizers in paddy fields and other seasonal crop fields.
  • Algal bio-fertilizer production, effect of these fertilizers on field crops.
  • Mass cultivation of Spirulina.
 
Achievements

  • Studies on the cyabobacterial flora of rice field soils of Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Distributional pattern of blue-green algal flora of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Stress compatibility of blue-green algae.
  • Check list of Uttar Pradesh algal flora.
  • Algal flora of polluted and non-polluted areas of river Gomti, Uttar Pradesh.
  • Fresh water algal flora of Mahoba water bodies.
  • Scenedesmus species variation in Tola lake.
  • Heamansia pusilla: A new addition of Indian algal flora.
  • Diatom diversity at Corbett Tiger Reserve.
 
Ongoing Projects

  • Studies on algal diversity of Sikkim.
  • Fresh water algal diversity of Uttaranchal.
  • Fresh water algal flora of Chattisgarh.
 
Publications: 30
 
Published Books: 1