Studies On Occurrence and Distribution of Cyanobacteria During Kharif and Rabi Season from Coastal Paddy Fields

Abstract

The study area is well situated within the tropics and flanked by Arabian sea to the West and Western Ghats to the East. Having a monsoon type of climate, paddy is the one of the main crop which is cultivated during kharif and rabi season.  In the present study coastal paddy field habitats were studied for a period of three consecutive years. The fields selected were analyzed for physico-chemical parameters. The studied parameters were correlated with the distribution of cyanobacteria in the two growing seasons. The results revealed that occurrence of cyanobacteria was comparatively more in kharif season than in rabi season.