The book entitled 'Phycology: Aspects and Prospects', the First Volume of
Professor B.N. Verma Festschrift series, is the compilation of the works
conducted on various facets of basic and applied phycology by the team of
eminent phycologists of India. The basic aspects like regional diversity of
algae in fresh water and marine ecosystems, effects of mutagens like dES, UV-B
and antibiotics and karyotype analyses of two debated groups: Cladophorales and
Charophytes have been discussed at length. Pesticide residues which is an
upcoming environmental threat of developing countries has been discussed with
reference to paddy and diversity of algae in aquatic systems of Nepal and algal
spectrum of a