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The world is losing species and biodiversity at an unprecedented rate. The causes go deep and the losses 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 hands, 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, strees responses, environmental impact of pesticides, biodiversity study, ethno botany and many others. Besides a few reeview 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. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Biotecnological Applications of Algae by Rajan Kumar Gupta Chapter 2: In vitro Propagation of Dalbergia Species Towards Large-Scale Supply of Elite Planting Material for Reforestation by Pardeep K Chand and Kunja B Satapathy Chapter 3: Chlorophyll Fluoresence: An Easy Tool for Identification of Submergence Tolerant Rice Cultivar by D Panda, S G Sharma and R K Sarkar Chapter 4: Relative Tolerance of Several Species of Cyanobacteria to Commercial Fertilizers by Amarendra Mishra and Siba P Adhikary Chapter 5: Effect of Phosphatic Fertilizers and Pasture Legumes on Forage Production of Trisankar (Pennisetum hybrid) Pasture by Keshab K Mohapatra, M K Das, Vinod Shankar Chapter 6: Toxicity of Different Fungicides to the Rice-Field Cyanobacteria by Mihir K Das Chapter 7: Environmental Impact of Pesticides: A Review by B B Mishra Chapter 8: Biodiversity Utilization and Conservation in Hirakud Reservoir and Mahanadi River System: Freshwater Prawn Scenario by M M Prasad, J K Bandyopadhyay and Prem Kumar Chapter 9: Mangroves of Orissa Coast with Special Reference to Mahanadi Delta by R K Nayak and B P Choudhury Chapter 10: Study of Algal Diversity from Rice Fields of Baripada, Mayurbhanj, Orissa by S Bhakta, H Dey and A K Bastia Chapter 11: Impact of Tropical Forest Degradation on Soil Microfungal Diversity Uma Devi Chapter 12: Ichthyic Fauna Conservation of Hirakud Reservoir by M M Prasad, J K Bandyopadhyay and Prem Kumar Chapter 13: Quantitative Analysis of Herbaceous Vegetation in a Dry Deciduous Forest of Sambalpur, Orissa by Geeta Rani Pattanaik and S L Swain Chapter 14: Probable Solution of Selecting Medicinal Plants Having Controversial Identification in Ayurvedic Therapy by B N Mahapatra and B P Choudhury Chapter 15: Ethnomedicinal Plants of Hemgir Forest Range of Sundargarh District in Orissa, India by B L Bohidar and L M Behera Chapter 16: Nutrient Status of Water Bodies at Burla, Orissa by Khageshwar Pradhan