Seaweeds of the Southeast Coast of India

Dr M. Ganesan is a Principal Scientist at the Marine Algal Research Station, Mandpam, India. His current work focuses on the commercial-scale production of Kappaphycus alvarzii seedlings through tissue culture and agarophytes seedling production through spore culture. His publications include 70 research articles. Dr C. R. K. Reddy is currently CEO of the Centre for Climate and Societal Impact Research, India. His core expertise lies in the cellular biotechnology of seaweeds for genetic improvement and micro-propagation of economically important seaweeds. He is the author of 86 journal articles, 18 book chapters, and two books, and is the editor of one volume.Dr K. Eswaran, is a Senior Principal Scientist at the Marine Algal Research Station, Mandpam, India He has immensely contributed to developing technology for the cultivation of Kappaphycus alvarezii in India, and has published more than 45 journal articles.Professor Bhavanath Jha is a former Chief Scientist and Divisional Chair of Marine Biotechnology and Ecology at the Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India. His scientific interest is in the areas of molecular biology, marine biotechnology, stress genomics, gene mining and translational research. He has 275 research publications to his credit, and is a Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the National Academy of Science, India, and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India.