Beneficial effects of blue-green algae and Azolla, excluding supplying nitrogen, on wetland rice fields: A review

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 329-342

  Mandal, B ^a   Vlek, P L G ^a,b   Mandal, L N ^a  

^a BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWAVIDYALAYA   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonia volatilisation; Azolla; Blue green algae; Nutrient availability; Wetland rice

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; BLUE GREEN ALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RICE; WETLAND;

BLUE-GREEN ALGA; RICE; WETLAND;

AZOLLA;

EID: 0033031673     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003740050501     Document Type: Review

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