ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dr. Sashi Sonkar gratefully acknowledges UGC-RGNF Scheme, New Delhi, India for fellowship. The authors are thankful to NASF, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India, for financial support. The authors also acknowledge Prof. S. P. Adhikary, Vice-Chancellor, Fakir Mohan University, Odisha, India for the identification of the test microalga.