Contents: Preface. 1. Micro-algal diazotrophs and their mutants in natural and artificial symbioses/A. Vaishampayan, R.P. Singh, R.K. Singh, H.K. Jaiswal, J.P. Shahi, T. Dey, R.P.N. Mishra, S. Sharma, H.K. Sharma and A.B. Prasad. 2. Bioprospecting of marine algae/J. Rath and S.P. Adhikary. 3. Fueling the future: by microalgae as a source of renewable energy/C. Dayananda, R. Sarada and G.A. Ravishankar. 4. Factors influencing algicide production by microcystis sp and its effect on selected cyanobacteria/P. Jaiswal, R. Prasanna and P.K. Singh. 5. Seaweeds as a human diet: an emerging trend in the new millennium/P.V. Subba Rao, Vaibhav A. Mantri, K. Ganesan and K. Suresh Kumar. 6. Potential biotechnological applications of cyanobacteria/G. Abraham. 7. Chlorophyll fluorescence analysis: a potential tool for rapid measurement of photosynthesis/Jagar Narayan Maurya. 8. Botryococcus: a hydrocarbon producing microalga/Yashveer Singh. 9. Food, feed and nutraceutical applications of algae/Vishwanath Prasad and R.K. Gupta. 10. Nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria and their potential applications/K.K. Choudhary, S.S. Sing and A.K. Mishra. 11. Cyanobacterial hydrogen metabolism with special reference to transcriptional regulation of hydrogenases/D. Vyas and R.K. Gupta. 12. Algae and cyanobacteria as the living resources for sustainable environmental management/Chandra Bhushan Singh. 13. Cyanobacterial remediation of heavy metal pollution/M.R. Suseela and Kiran Toppo. 14. Heavy metal toxicity to rice field cyanobacteria/Mihir Kumar Das. 15.Cyanobacterial toxins: risks and impacts on human health/B.V. Singh and Shalini Singh. 16. Algae and disease prevention/U.K. Chaturvedi and Iqbal Habib. 17. Molecular approaches to cyanobacteria/S. Singh, B.V. Singh and D.W. Dhar. 18. Organic farming and environmental biodiversity/Y.V. Singh. 19. Cyanobacteria as a source of pharmaceutical compounds/V.D. Pandey, R.K. Gupta and S.K. Singh. 20. Cellular water in desiccation-tolerant cyanobacteria/B.S. Tiwari and S.N. Tripathi. 21. Nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and bioactive potential of cyanobacteria/N.K. Rathore, R. Raghuvanshi and S. Singh. Author index. Subject index.
"The present volume is compendium of wide ranging topics on applied and commercial aspects of algae. It is an assemblage of the up-to-date information of rapid advances and developments taking place in the field of applied phycology. The book is a unique compilation of 21 chapters focussing on algal ecology, algal biofertilizers, toxicology, bioremediation, bioenergy, biotechnology and molecular biology.
The authors have done a tremendous job of synthesizing all the available informations which will be useful for researchers and students alike. The present book aimed to emphasise on diverse uses of algae. The various information incorporated in the book by authors who are internationally acknowledged experts in the field of phycology. The book has been framed with the intention of providing a sufficient depth of the subject to satisfy the needs at a level which will be comprehensive and interesting. The book will be useful to the students, teachers, scientists and researchers from the different branches of biological, agricultural and pharmaceutical sciences." (jacket)
