Modern farmers can increase the yield of paddy upto 50% by the use of
A
Cyanobacteria
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B
Rhizobium
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C
Cyanobacteria in Azolla pinnata
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D
Farm yard manure
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Solution
The correct option is C Cyanobacteria in Azolla pinnata Rice is the staple food of many people across the tropical and temperate regions and billions of people depend on the cultivation and crop from a few regions. Rice farmers use this plant in their paddy field to generate the nitrogen required for the rice cultivation through its symbiotic cyanobacteria. This helps them to increase the production of rice yield to more than 50%.