Azolla is widely used as a biofertilizer in rice cultivation, particularly in Asian countries, due to its ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen and its rapid growth rate.
Azolla is often used as biofertilizer, because it is associated with
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2011 · Topic: Biofertilizers (Nitrogen-fixing Biofertilizers: Non-symbiotic/Free-living (e.g., Azotobacter, Azospirillum, Cyanobacteria/BGA))
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