Exploring the potential of microalgae for new biotechnology applications and beyond: A review

M Rizwan, G Mujtaba, SA Memon, K Lee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The potential of microalgae as an alternative energy source has been adequately studied.
However, exclusive use of microalgae as an energy feedstocks cannot warrant their …

Microalgae as multi-functional options in modern agriculture: current trends, prospects and challenges

N Renuka, A Guldhe, R Prasanna, P Singh… - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Algae are a group of ubiquitous photosynthetic organisms comprising eukaryotic green
algae and Gram-negative prokaryotic cyanobacteria, which have immense potential as a …

Macroalgae and microalgae as a potential source for commercial applications along with biofuels production: a biorefinery approach

T Suganya, M Varman, HH Masjuki… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to diminishing petroleum reserves and deleterious environmental consequences of
exhaust gases from fossil-based fuels, research on renewable and environment friendly …

The effects of harmful algal blooms on aquatic organisms

JH Landsberg - Reviews in fisheries science, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
This review provides an in-depth survey of the recorded incidences in aquatic organisms of
mortality and disease events suspected or known to be caused by microalgal or ciliate …

Microalgae as sources of pharmaceuticals and other biologically active compounds

MA Borowitzka - Journal of applied phycology, 1995 - Springer
In the last decade the screening of microalgae, especially the cyanobacteria (blue-green
algae), for antibiotics and pharmacologically active compounds has received ever …

Allelopathy of aquatic autotrophs

EM Gross - Critical reviews in plant sciences, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Allelopathy in aquatic environments may provide a competitive advantage to angiosperms,
algae, or cyanobacteria in their interaction with other primary producers. Allelopathy can …

Algae and their metabolites as potential bio-pesticides

E Asimakis, AA Shehata, W Eisenreich, F Acheuk… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
An increasing human population necessitates more food production, yet current techniques
in agriculture, such as chemical pesticide use, have negative impacts on the ecosystems …

Harmful algal blooms of allelopathic microalgal species: The role of eutrophication

E Granéli, M Weberg, PS Salomon - Harmful algae, 2008 - Elsevier
The ability of certain harmful algal species to produce and release chemicals that inhibit the
growth of co-occurring phytoplankton species, here considered as allelopathy, is closely …

Evaluation of Nostoc Strain ATCC 53789 as a Potential Source of Natural Pesticides

N Biondi, R Piccardi, MC Margheri… - Applied and …, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
The cyanobacterium Nostoc strain ATCC 53789, a known cryptophycin producer, was tested
for its potential as a source of natural pesticides. The antibacterial, antifungal, insecticidal …

Allelopathy: principles, procedures, processes, and promises for biological control

KI Keating - Advances in agronomy, 1999 - Elsevier
Allelopathy can be defined as chemical interactions between and among both plants and
microorganisms via releases of biologically active chemical compounds into the …