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A nitrogen fixing microbe associated with the fern Azolla in rice fields isA. FrankiaB. RhizobiumC. SpirunlinaD. Anabaena |
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Answer» Correct Answer - D Anabaena azollae, a cyanobacterium that lives in symbiotic association with the free folating water ferm Azolla. Anabaena azollae can grow photo-autotrophically and fixed atmospheric nitrogen. The inoculation of cyanobacteria in rice crop significantly influences the growth of rice crop by secretion of ammonia in flood water. |
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