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Agrochemical resistant mutants of nitrogen fixing cyanobacteriumTolypothrix tenuis were isolated after MNNG mutagenesis. The mutants exhibited higher nitrogenase activity and released more quantities of extracellular nitrogenous, substances such as ammonia, indole acetic acid like substances and amino acids when compared to the parent. They also increased the available nitrogen status of the soil in rice culture. Significant increase in the growth and yield upon inoculation of these mutants into rice culture was observed in comparison with chemical nitrogen fertilizer urea, as well as the parent strain treament.
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Thomas, S.P., Kamalaveni, R. & Shanmugasundaram, S. Agrochemical resistant mutants of nitrogen fixing cyanobacteriumTolypothrix tenuis as nitrogen fertilizer for rice. Biotechnol Lett 14, 969–974 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01020639
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