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Pot experiments were conducted to evaluate the potentiality of Azolla and Blue Green Algae as biofertilizers for rice productivity. Blue Green Algae inoculation increased grain yield by 15% and straw yield by11%, Azolla showed increment by 26% in grain yield and by 20% in straw yield. Azollaand Blue Green Algae showed considerable increased in the N-content of soil, grain and straw. Azolla double incorporation was found more effective than other methods of application.

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Biofertilizer Blue-Green Algae Azolla Rice

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Bhuvaneshwari, K. (2012). Beneficial effects of Blue- Green Algae and Azolla in rice culture. Environment Conservation Journal, 13(1&2), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2012.131201
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