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The growth of algae has been studied simultaneously in nature and in soil culture of some of the paddy fields. Although some of them are common to both, there are conspicuous differences in the algal vegetation under the two conditions. The algal growth is mainly governed by the seasonal and other ecological conditions of their habitat.
The growth of algae effects the paddy crop in various ways i.e. by nitrogen fixation and secretion of growth promoting substances etc.
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Gupta, A.B. Algal flora and its importance in the economy of rice fields. Hydrobiologia 28, 213–222 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00037323
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