M. O. P. Iyengar

Mandayam Osuri Parthasarathy Iyengar(1886-1963) was a prominent Indian botanist and phycologist who researched different types of algae. He studied structure, cytology, reproduction and taxonomy of major group of algae. He is also known as "FATHER OF INDIAN PHYCOLOGY" or "FATHER OF ALGOLOGY IN INDIA".

The Dr M.O.P. Iyengar Memorial Award was instituted in 1983 by Mrs Rukmani Iyengar in memory of her husband Dr M.O.P. Iyengar.

Some of Research Papers of M.O.P. Iyengar

IYENGAR, M. (1975), 'CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTH INDIAN-ALGAE .8.', PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SECTION B 81(1), 29-60.

• IYENGAR, M. (1974), 'CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTH INDIAN ALGAE VII', PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SECTION B 79(6), 236-250.

• IYENGAR, M. (1973), 'CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTH INDIAN ALGAE .5.', PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SECTION B 78(6), 257-274.

• IYENGAR, M. (1962), 'EUGLENA STUDIES FROM MADRAS', ARCHIV FUR MIKROBIOLOGIE 42(3), 322-.

• IYENGAR, M. & DESIKACHARY, T. (1976), 'CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTH INDIAN ALGAE .9.', PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SECTION B 84(5), 159-164.

• IYENGAR, M. & RAMANATH.KR (1974), 'CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTH INDIAN ALGAE .6. SEXUAL REPRODUCTION IN CRUCIGENIA-LAUTERBORNEI SCHMIDLE', PROCEEDINGS OF THE INDIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SECTION B 79(6), 227-229.

• Developmental Stages Of Filariae In Mosquitoes by M. O. P. IYENGAR

External links

• History of the Center of Advanced Studies in Botany, From the official website of the University of Madras
• Website of the Indian Botanical Society
• Perspectives in Phycology (Prof. M.O.P. Iyengar Centenary Celebration Volume)/edited by V.N. Rajarao. 1990
• http://www.springerlink.com/content/f8h0n15617713834/fulltext.pdf
• Commentary on Dr. M.O.P. Iyengar