LIST OF TABLES
Table: 3.1
Table: 3.2
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State wise number of collection sites of cyanobacteria.
Cyanobacterial samples collected from different ecosystems during the course of
study.
Table 4.1 a:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Nos toe muscorum immobilized in agar cubes.
Table 4.1 b:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Anabaena variabilis immobilized in agar cubes.
Table 4.1 c:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Mastigocladus laminosus immobilized in agar
cubes.
Table 4.1 d:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Plectonema boryanum immobilized in agar
cubes.
Table 4.1 e:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Gloeocapsa sp. immobilized in agar cubes.
Table 4.2 a:
Enzyme activities of Nostoc muscorum regenerated from agar cubes.
Table 4.2 b:
Enzyme activities of Anabaena variabilis regererated from agar cubes.
Table 4.2 c:
Enzyme activities of Mastigocladus laminosus regenerated from agar cubes.
Table 4.2 d:
Enzyme activities of Plectonema boryanum regererated from agar cubes.
Table 4.2 e:
Enzyme activities of Goleocapsa sp. regenerated from agar cubes.
Table 4.3 a:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Nostoc muscorum immobilized in calcium
alginate beads.
Table 4.3 b:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Anabaena variabilis immobilized in calcium
alginate beads.
Table 4.3 c:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Plectonema boryanum immobilized in calcium
alginate beads.
Table 4.3 d:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Mastigocladus laminosus immobilized in calcium
alginate beads.
Table 4.3 e:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Gloeocapsa sp. immobilized in calcium alginate
beads.
Table 4.4 a:
Enzyme activities of Nostoc muscorum regenerated from calcium alginate beads.
Table 4.4 b:
Enzyme activities of Anabaena variabilis regererated from calcii.lm alginate beads.
Table 4.4 c:
Enzyme activities of Plectonema boryanum regenerated from calcium alginate
beads.
Table 4.4 d:
Enzyme activities of Mastigocladus laminosus regenerated from calcium alginate
beads.
Table 4.4 e:
Enzyme activities of Gleocapsa sp. regenerated from calcium alginate beads.
Table 4.5 a:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Nos toe muscorum immobilized in foam cubes.
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Table 4.5 b:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Anabaena variabilis immobilized in foam cubes.
Table 4.5 c:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Plectonema boryanum immobilized in foam
cubes.
Table 4.5 d:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Mastigocladus !aminosus immobilized in foam
cubes.
table 4.5 e:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Gloeocapsa sp. immobilized in foam cubes.
Table 4.6 a:
Enzyme activities of Nos toe muscorum regenerated from foam.
Table 4.6 b:
Enzyme activities of Anabaena variabilis regererated from foam.
Table 4.6 c:
Enzyme activities of Plectonema boryanum regererated from foam.
Table 4.6 d:
Enzyme activities of Mastigocladus lamir.wsus regenerated from foam.
Table 4.6 e:
Enzyme activities of Gloeocapsa sp. regenerated from foam.
Table 4.7 a:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Nostoc muscorum preservation in 15% g1yc.erol.
Table 4.7 b:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Anabaena variabilis preservation in 15%
glycerol.
Table 4.7c:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Plectonema boryanum preservation in 15%
glycerol.
Table 4.7 d:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Mastigocladus laminosus preservation in 15%
glycerol.
Table 4.7 e:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Gloeocapsa sp. preservation in 15% glycerol.
Table 4.8 a:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Nos toe muscorum preservation in 5% DMSO.
Table 4.8 b:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Anabaena variabilis preservation in 5% DMSO.
Table 4.8 c:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Plectonema boryanum preservation in 5%
DMSO.
Table 4.8 d:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Mastigocladus laminosus preservation in 5%
DMSO.
Table 4.8 e:
Photosynthesis and respiration of Gloeocapsa sp. preservation in 5% DMSO.
Table 4.9 a:
Enzyme activities of Nostoc muscorum regererated from preservation in 15%
glycerol.
Table 4.9 b:
Enzyme activities of Anabaena variabilis regenerated from preservation in 15%
glycerol.
Table 4.9 c:
Enzyme activities of Plectonema boryanum regenerated from preservation in 15%
glycerol.
Table 4.9 d:
Enzyme activities of Mastigocladus laminosus regenerated from preservation in
15% glycerol.
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Table 4.9 e:
Enzyme activities of Gloeocapsa sp. regenerated from preservation in 15%
glycerol.
Table 4.10 a:
Enzyme activities of Nostoc muscorum regenerated from preservation in 5%
DMSO.
Table 4.10 b:
Enzyme activities of Anabaena variabilis regenerated from preservation in
5%DMSO.
Table 4.10 c:
Enzyme activities of Plectonema boryanum regenerated from preservation in
5%DMSO.
Table4.10d:
Enzyme
activities
of
Mastigocladus
laminosus
regenerated
from
preservation in 5% DMSO.
Table 4.10 e:
Enzyme activities of Gloeocapsa sp. regenerated from preservation in 5%
DMSO.
Table 4.11 a:
Effect of preservation on Nostoc muscorum as indicated by retained
viability index (RVI 10 ).
Table 4.11 b:
Effect of preservation on Anabaena variabilis as indicated by retained
viability index (RVI 10 ).
Table 6.1 :
Cyanobacterial isolates selected for the study.
Table 6.2:
Successful colonization of rice roots by different cyanobacteria.
Table 6.3:
Comparative root and shoot lengths and their respective dry weights of rice
seedlings grown in presence and absence of cyanobacteria.
Table 6.4:
Chlorophyll a, nitrogenase activity and associated nitrogenase activity of
cyanobacteria (RF7, RF16 and NAJ) regenerated after one year of
preservation on betel nut fibres.
Table 6.5:
8 15N values of N2-fixing RF7 (free-living and regenerated) in association
with rice seedlings compared to unassociated rice plants.
Table 6.6:
Cyanobacterial isolates collected fi·om coal mining sites in Meghalaya.
Table 6.7:
Metal ions removal by cyanobacteria.
Table 6.8:
Comparative root and shoot length of rice plantlets grown m cadmium
supplemented medium, with and without cyanobacteria.
Table 7.1:
Samples identified for the study and their associative capability with rice
roots (on day l 0).
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Table 7.2:
Percent sporulation (on day 3.0) ofthe selected cyanobacterial isolates.
Table7.3:
Best sporulating strains.
Table 7.4:
Comparison of glutamine synthetase (transferase) and nitrate reductase
activities in cultures regenerated from spores of cyanobacteria.
Table 7.5:
Nitrogenase activity of selected high sporulating cyanobacterial strains in
their free-living and in associated state with rice roots.
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