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Fertility of paddy fields is improved by addition of

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Rhizobium
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Gypsum
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Sodium sulphate
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Blue-Green Algae
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Solution

The correct option is D Blue-Green Algae
  • Blue green algae such as Nostoc , Anabaena etc are very good at fixing nitrogen in the soil. They grow in symbiotic association with the roots of plant forming a legume where nitrogen fixation for the plant takes place.
  • Using blue green algae to provide the plant and the soil with nitrogen is an effective way of increasing production of plant along with soil fertility.
  • The heterocyst present in the blue green algae bring about nitrogen fixation
  • so, the correct answer is 'Blue-Green Algae'

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