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Azolla

Azolla an aquatic fern is regarded as Live


Nitrogen Manufacturing Factory because, it
harbors nitrogen fixing Cyanobacteria. Azolla has
been extensively used both as biofertilizer and
green manuring for rice cultivation in the South
East Asian countries. More than 50 % nitrogen can
be supplemented when Azolla dual cropped with
rice.

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