Azolla enriches rice fields with nitrogen due to its association with.
A
Anabaena
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B
Nostoc
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C
Rhizobium
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D
Frankia
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Solution
The correct option is B Anabaena Azolla is the most commonly used green manure for rice crop, due to its high growth rate, nitrogen-fixing capacity and ability to scavenge nutrients from soil and water. Azolla is a floating pteridophyte, which contains an endosymbiont the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium Anabaena . Widely cultivated in the Asian regions, Azolla is either incorporated into the soil before rice transplanting or grown as a dual crop along with rice. While Rhizobium is associated with roots of legume plants