Memories in my life

Abstract

I consider that my stay in CMFRI, Mandapam, for 9 years, is the golden moment in my life, because I was actively engaged in seaweed research at that time and this gave me an opportunity to get a thorough knowledge of seaweed flora of Tamilnadu and also India. Autecological investigations on agarophytes and alginophytes, survey of economically valuable seaweeds of Tamilnadu and pioneering experiments on cultivation of Gracilaria edulis are the major contributions during the period of my stay at Mandapam, which paved the way for the development of seaweed Industry in the Country.