Question

Name any one symbiotic microorganism which serves as a biofertilizer and mention its specific role.

Answer 1

Biofertilizer is a substance which contains living microorganisms which increases the fertility of soil by providing primary nutrients to the plant. Rhizobium is a symbiotic microorganism which serves as a biofertilizer. It lives in symbiotic association with leguminous plants. It makes available the atmospheric nitrogen to the plant. It increases the crop productivity and decreases the requirement for the artificial fertilizer. It is also ecofriendly.