International Conference on Algal Biomass, Resources and Utilization

96 Pages·2009·1.23 MB·English

Programme and Abstracts
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July 27th - 30th, 2009 N
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PROGRAMME AND ABSTRACTS
Organized by
KRISHNAMURTHY INSTITUTE OF ALGOLOGY
52A, AK Block, 7th Main Road, Annanagar, Chennai - 600 040, India
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BIOLOGY AND PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
STELLA MARIS COLLEGE, Chennai - 600 086, India
Sponsors
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• Phycological Society, India
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• Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Parangipettai
• Vivekananda Institute of Algal Technology, Chennai
• Aquaculture Foundation of India, Chennai
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This conference has been sponsored, catalysed and supported with
liberal money grants by the following
• Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi
• Department of Ocean Development, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Government of India, New Delhi
• Department of Environment & Forests, Govrment of India, New Delhi
• Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi
• Tamilnadu State Council for Science & Technology, Chennai
Organising Committee
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Prof. V. Krishnamurthy
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Chairman
Dr. V. Sivasubramanian
Secretary
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Dr. Priscilla Jebakumari Asir
Convener
International Members
Dr. N.T. Chellapa, Natal, Brazil
Dr. M. Ohno, Japan
Dr. Roberto De Philippis, Florence, Italy
Dr. A.K.S.K. Prasad, Tallahassee, USA
Dr. Mustafa Shameel, Karachi, Pakistan
National Members
Dr. S.P. Adhikari, Bhubaneswar Dr. B.D. Kaushik, Delhi
Prof. N. Anand, Chennai Dr. M.V.N. Panikkar, Kollam
Dr. P. Anantharaman, Parangipettai Dr. G. Rani, Chennai
Prof. T. Balasubramnaian, Parangipettai Prof. R. Rengasamy, Chennai
Dr. M. Baluswami, Chennai Dr. D. Sahoo, Delhi
Dr. Beulah Vijayakumar, Chennai Dr. M. Sakthivel, Chennai
Dr. S. Bharathan, Chennai Dr. V. Sobha, Thiruvananthapuram
Dr. S. Bharathi Sethumadhavan, Chennai Dr. Pushpa Srivastava, Jaipur
Dr. S. Chandra, Chennai Dr. K. Subbaramaiah, Nellore
Dr. K. Eswaran, Mandapam Dr. G. Subramanian, Tiruchirappalli
Dr. N. Jeeji Bai, Chennai Dr. V.V.Subramanian, Chennai
Dr. N. Kaliaperumal, Bangalore Prof. M. Umamaheswara Rao, Visakhapatnam
Dr. L. Kannan, Annamalai Nagar Dr. M.D. Vijaya Parthasarathy, Chennai
Contents
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Session I…………………………………………………………….. 01
Session II…………………………………………………….………. 02
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Session III…………………………………………………………… 03
Session IV…………………………………………………………… 04
Session V……………………………………………………………. 05
Session VI…………………………………………………………… 08
Session VII………………………………………………………….. 09
Session VIII…………………………………………………………. 10
Session IX…………………………………………………………… 11
Plenary Lectures…………………………………………………….……... 13
Abstracts of Presented Papers……………………………..……….. 17
Author Index………………………………………………………….……… 83
PROGRAMME
International Conference on
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MONDAY, 27th JULY, 2009
8.00 AM onwards : Registration of Delegates
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Venue : St. Francis Hall
Stella Maris College, Chennai - 600 086
9.30 AM Invocation
9.35 AM Welcome Address Dr. Sr. Jasintha Quadras, fmm
Principal, Stella Maris College, Chennai
9.40 AM About the Conference – Prof. V. Krishnamurthy
Director, Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology, Chennai
9.50 AM Inaugural Address – Dr. T. Ramasami
Secretary, Department of Science and Technology
Government of India
10.20 AM Opening of Exhibition
10.25 AM Vote of Thanks — Dr. S. Bharathan
Secretary, Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology
National anthem
10.30 AM Coffee Break
11.00 AM to 1.00 PM SESSION I
Venue : Helene de Chappotin Centre
Chairperson : Prof. R. Rengasamy
Rapporteur : Mrs. J. Kamaleswari
11.00 AM Plenary Lecture 1
Roberto De Philippis
Heavy metal bioremoval with EPS-producing Cyanobacteria
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11.45 AM Paper Session 1: Biomass, Natural Resources and Biodiversity
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1. Studies on mass cultivation of micro-algae and effective harvesting
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of biomass by low-cost methods
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R N. Mohan, S. Sivasankaran, P. Hanumantha Rao, M. Ranjith Kumar
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2. Potentiality of marine coastal ecosystem in Andhra Pradesh
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K. Rama Rao (Abs. 7)
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3. Cyanobacterial diversity present on the tree barks of Wardha district
of Maharashtra (India)
K.N. Pathade and P.B. Nandkar (Abs. 8)
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4. Epiphytic cyanobacterial diversity of the sub-Himalayan belt of
Uttarakhand, India
Mukesh Kumar and G. K. Sharma (Abs. 109)
5. Biodiversity assessment of seaweeds (marine macro-algae) of Orissa
coast and their utilization.
S.P. Adhikary (Abs. 10)
6. Phytoplankton diversity in Visapur Lake, Tal-Shrigonda, Dist.-
Ahmednagar
A.B. Gore and R.R. Sanap (Abs. 11)
7. The Euglenophyceae of Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, India –
1. Phacus Dujardin
D. Melchi Leebana and M. Baluswami (Abs. 12)
8. Thorea hispida (Thore) Desvaux emend. Sheath, Vis et Cole from Little
Andaman, India (Abs. 13)
K. Dhanalakshmi, B. Babu, A. Nicodemus, B. Nagarajan and
M. Baluswami
1.00 PM Lunch
2.30 - 4.30 PM SESSION II
Chairperson : Dr. S.P. Adhikary
Rapporteur : Dr. G. Rani
2.30 PM Plenary Lecture 2
B. D. Kaushik
Algal biomass and its utilization
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3.15 PM Paper Session 2: Algae as Biofertilizer
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1. Effect of Ulva lactuca extract on seedling growth and biochemical
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composition of some pulses
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R. Arumugam, R. Ragupathi Raja Kannan, G. Thirumaran, A. R
Hemalatha and P. Anantharaman (Abs. 14) E
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2. Effect of foliar application of BGA extract on growth and yield of
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tomato(Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cv Phule Raja (RTHz)
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A.R. Abhang, B.K. Auti and S.D. Pingle (Abs. 15)
3. Influence of biostimulants on soil microflora of paddy field
N. Vijayanand, S. Siva Sangari Ramya and S. Nagaraj (Abs. 16)
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4. Pigmentation effect of Laurencia papillosa and Cymodocea serrulata
extracts in Zea mays L. var. Ikon
R. Sobitha Bai and R. Asir Selin Kumar (Abs. 17)
5. Region specific cyanobacteria (BGA) biofertilizer for rice cultivation-a
case study.
Siba Prasad Adhikary and Jayanti Kumari Sahu (Abs. 18)
6. Vermicompost – Its relevance to soil health and nutrition enhanced
through soil algae.
J. Priscilla and S. A. Ismail (Abs. 19)
7. Combined effect of immobilized Cyanobacteria and urea on rice
seedlings
V. Sashi and Y. Indrani (Abs. 56)
8. Efficacy of region specific Rhizobium (PGPR) and consortium with
seaweed liquid fertilizers (SLF) on vegetative growth and yield of
leguminous crops
S. K. Sethi and S. P. Adhikary (Abs. 99)
4.30 PM Tea Break
5 - 6.15 PM SESSION III
Chairperson : Dr. N. Jeeji Bai
Rapporteur : Dr. S. Chandra
5.00 PM Paper Session 3: Algae as sources of Pharmaceuticals and
Nutraceuticals
1. Effects of Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow extract on apoptosis and
cytotoxicity in human hepatoma (HepG2) cell line.
S. Nagaraj, R. Sundararaj, D. Lakshmi and R. Rengasamy (Abs. 20)
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2. Antimirobial activity against five pathogenic strains and DNA
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characterization of freshwater algae
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O Deepak Srivastava and Pushpa Srivastava (Abs. 22)
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4. Nutraceutical values of seaweeds from the Gulf of Mannar coast.
G. Karthikaidevi, P. Anantharaman, K. Kathiresan and
T. Balasubramanian (Abs. 23)
5. Comparision and evaluation of antioxidative activity of Porphyra
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tenera and Chlorella pyrenoidosa extracts
E. Padmini, R. Navasakthi and B. Vijaya Geetha (Abs. 24)
6. Protective effects of Nori on environmental pollutant induced oxidative
stress in fish hepatocytes: Identification of carotenoids by HPLC and
its role.
M. Usha Rani and E. Padmini (Abs. 25)
7. Studies on seasonal variation in biochemical and elemental composition
of Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty cultivated in Kerala Coast
Jincy P.Abraham, Maya Subramoni and Rony P. Jacob (Abs. 87)
8. Evaluation of marine alga, Gracilaria foliifera for its nutritive value
N. Sharma Nanda, Vajpai Aashu, Anushri A. Narale, S.S. Barve,
S.L. Dhuri and B.B. Sharma (Abs. 103)
6.30 PM General Body Meeting of Krishnamurthy Institute of Algology
8.00 PM Dinner
TUESDAY, 28th JULY, 2009
9.00 - 11.00 AM SESSION IV
Chairperson : Dr. Tasneem Fatma
Rapporteur : Dr. Vijaya Kerkar
9.00 AM Plenary Lecture 3
Prof. S. Shanmugasundaram
Algal Nanotechnology
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9.45 AM Paper Session 4: Biofuel from algae
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1. Biodiesel production from micro algae by using domestic sewage in
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shake flask cultures
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D. Sreekanth, D. Sivaramakrishna, V. Himabindu and R
B. Venkateswarulu (Abs. 26) E
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2. Biofuel production from marine macro algae Sargassum wightii and
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Padina gymnospora.
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K. Manivannan, G. Thirumaran, P. Anantharaman and
T. Balasubramanian (Abs. 27)
3. Growth of microalgae (Chlorella sp.) in sewage water for oil production
R.Ponmani Mala, P.Papitha, J.Franklin and Samuel Paul Raj (Abs.28)
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4. Tropic micro algal base energies from Indonesia
Dwi Susilaningsih (Abs. 29)
5. Production of biodiesel from algae as renewable energy
M.R. Anandhi Padmanabhan and Shaleesha A. Stanley (Abs. 30)
6. Studies on the microalga Chlorococcum humicola for the establishment
of its potential in biodiesel production.
K. Gurukasi Rajan, K. Dhandayuthapani, K. Muthukumaran,
V.V. Subramanian and V. Sivasubramanian (Abs. 95)
11.00 AM Coffee Break
11.30 - 1.00 PM SESSION V
11.30 AM Poster Session
1. Combined effect of immobilized cyanobacteria and urea on rice
seedlings
V. Sashi and Y. Indrani (Abs. 56)
2. Utilization of algae as a protein rich feed for humans and animals
B. Kavitha and G. Rajannan (Abs. 57)
3. Micro algal biomass as potential feedstock for biofuels
S. Ponmani and C. Udayasoorian (Abs. 58)
4. Phycoremediation of oil drilling waste at Kakinada, Andhrapradesh
V. Sivasubramanian, V. V. Subramanian, P. A. Raju and
M. Muthukumaran (Abs. 59)
5. Studies on epiflora community with special reference to soil quality
of Tapi, Surat
Asha Bajpai and Kapila Manoj (Abs. 60)
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