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The effect of Calothrix inoculation on vegetable crops

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The inoculation of the soil with the nitrogen fixing blue-green alga,Calothrix anomala had a positive effect onCapsicum annum andLactuca sativa, in terms of yield and percentage nitrogen. A combined application of urea and alga was more effective than their individual applications.

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  1. Division of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi

    K. S. Dadhich, A. K. Varma & G. S. Venkataraman

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  1. K. S. Dadhich
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Dadhich, K.S., Varma, A.K. & Venkataraman, G.S. The effect of Calothrix inoculation on vegetable crops. Plant Soil 31, 377–379 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01373582

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