M. O. P. Iyengar

M.O.P. Iyengar
Born 1886
Died 1966
Nationality India
Fields Phycologist
Institutions Madras University
Doctoral students T.V.DESIKACHARY
Known for Pioneering Algal Studies in India

Mandayam Osuri Parthasarathy Iyengar (1886-1963) was a prominent Indian botanist and phycologist who researched the structure, cytology, reproduction and taxonomy of Algae. He is known as the "father of Indian phycology" or "father of algology in India". He was the first President of Phycological Society of India. He primarily studied spirogyra . He is a prominent phycologist of India ."Shwet Mishra"

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