Fertility ofthe soil in rice fields can be improvedby
A
Chlamydomonas
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B
Sodium chloride
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C
Anabaena
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D
Rhizopus
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Solution
The correct option is C
Anabaena
Azolla is a floating pteridophyte, which contains as endosymbiont the nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteriumAnabaena azollae. Azolla is either incorporated into the soil before rice transplanting or grown as a dual crop along with rice.