Biologia Plantarum

, Volume 19, Issue 2, pp 156–157 | Cite as

Growth and nitrogen fixation of unicellular blue-green algaaphanothece castagnei

  • P. K. Singh
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Abstract

The alga occurring in rice fields grew in nitrogen-free medium and fixed Ca. 1.5 rng nitrogen per 50 ml of culture in 30 to 35 d of incubation period.

Keywords

Nitrogen Fixation Rice Field Empty Symbol Interval Cell Communication Growth 
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© Institute of Experimental Botany 1977

Authors and Affiliations

  • P. K. Singh
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  1. 1.Laboratory of AlgologyCentral Rice Research InstituteCuttackIndia

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