Diversity of microphytes from some reservoirs of Kolhapur district

Authors

  • Aparna Patil Department of Botany, Bhogawati Mahavidyalaya, Kurukali 416 001, India
  • Sachin Patil Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, The M. S. U. of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, India
  • Sanjay Sathe Department of Botany, S. S. Dr. Bapuji Salukhe Mahavidyalay, Miraj 416 410, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.2019.6.4.617

Keywords:

Chlorophyceae, Bacillariophyceae, Cyanophyceae

Abstract

Aquatic microphytes are pioneer organisms of an aquatic food chain. The productivity of an aquatic environment depends on the density of microphytes. These produce the food material on which other organisms in the ecosystem sustain. In this context, the present investigation was undertaken to study the diversity of microphytes from some reservoirs (Belawale Budruk, Benikare, Karanjivane, Sonali and Murgud) of Kolhapur District, Maharashtra. About 108 species of microphytes were identified from these lakes. Maximum diversity is observed from Chlorophyceae, followed by Bacillariophyceae and Cyanophyceae.

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Author Biography

Sachin Patil, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, The M. S. U. of Baroda, Vadodara 390 002, India

Assistant Professor

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06-10-2019

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Patil A, Patil S, Sathe S. Diversity of microphytes from some reservoirs of Kolhapur district. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 6 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];6(4):495-504. Available from: https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/617

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