Environmental Biotechnology and Biodiversity Conservation
Contents: Preface. About the contributors. 1. Biotechnological applications of algae/Rajan Kumar Gupta. 2. In Vitro propagation of Dalbergia species towards large-scale supply of elite planting material for reforestation/Pradeep K. Chand and Kunja B. Satapathy. 3. Chlorophyll fluorescence: an easy tool for identification of submergence tolerant rice cultivar/D. Panda, S.G. Sharma and R.K. Sarkar. 4. Relative tolerance of several species of Cyanobacteria to commercial fertilizers/Amarendra Mishra and Siba P. Adhikary. 5. Effect of phosphatic fertilizers and pasture legumes on forage production of Trisankar (Pennisetum hybrid) pasture/Keshab K. Mohapatra, M.K. Das and Vinod Shankar. 6. Toxicity of different fungicides to the rice-field Cyanobacteria/Mihir K. Das. 7. Environmental impact of pesticides: a review/B.B. Mishra. 8. Biodiversity utilization and conservation in Hirakud Reservoir and Mahanadi River System: freshwater prawn scenario/M.M. Prasad, J.K. Bandyopadhyay and Prem Kumar. 9. Mangroves of Orissa Coast with special reference to Mahanadi Delta/R.K. Nayak and B.P. Choudhury. 10. Study of Algal diversity from rice fields of Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa/S. Bhakta, H. Dey and A.K. Bastia. 11. Impact of tropical forest degradation on soil microfungal diversity/Uma Devi. 12. Ichthyic Fauna Conservation of Hirakud Reservoir/M.M. Prasad, J.K. Bandyopadhyay and Prem Kumar. 13. Quantitative analysis of Herbaceous Vegetation in a dry deciduous forest of Sambalpur, Orissa/Geeta Rani Pattanaik and S.L. Swain. 14. Probable solution of selecting medicinal plants having controversial identification in Ayurvedic Therapy/B.N. Mahapatra and B.P. Choudhury. 15. Ethnomedicinal plants of Hemgir Forest Range of Sundargarh District in Orissa, India/B.L. Bohidar and L.M. Behera. 16. Nutrient status of water bodies at Burla, Orissa/Khageshwar Pradhan. Author index. Subject index.
"The world is losing species and biodiversity at an unprecedented rate. The causes go deep and the looses are driven by a complex array of social, economic, political and biological factors at different levels. Environmental biotechnology is concerned both with the implications and applications of biotechnology in the wider context of environment. On the other hand, efforts are being made to use biotechnology to protect the environment from pollution and to conserve natural resources.
The present book is a compendium of wide ranging topics in various fields like biotechnological applications of algae, in vitro propagation of plant, stress responses, environmental impact of pesticides, biodiversity study, ethno botany and many others. Besides a few review articles, it encompasses almost all chapters dealing with the experimental findings, which will enhance the scientific temper among the students as well as researchers. This book would be informative to the students, teachers, scientists and researchers in the field of applied science." (jacket)
