National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
The consequent reduction of land resources by human activities such as pollution, over exploitation, industrialization, migration etc., has lead man to search for other alternative ways to meet the demands for well-being. When this has been the existing situation in most of the developing countries, kelp forest resources like seaweeds which are known for its potentially strong bioactive compounds can be the best fit to fulfill numerous requirements such as nutritious food, biofuels, biofertilizer and pharmaceuticals to cure different diseases and other industrial applications. From the history till date seaweed has been employed in various sectors like food, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, waste water treatment and so on. Malnutrition and poverty have become the major issue in many of the developing nations, hale and healthy life can be guaranteed by seaweed food products and also people can be self- employed. Besides many research works done regarding seaweeds this review provides a collective idea about the potentials and wide range applications of seaweed, a marine macroalgae.
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