Which of the following is an algal biofertilizer used in rice fields? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Which of the following is an algal biofertilizer used in rice fields?
A. Rhizobium
B. Azospirillum
C. Nostoc
D. Trichoderma
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Nostoc is a cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) that fixes atmospheric nitrogen and is used as a biofertilizer in rice paddies. Anabaena azollae with Azolla is also common. Rhizobium is bacterial biofertilizer for legumes, Azospirillum is a free-living nitrogen-fixing bacterium. Trichoderma is a fungal biocontrol agent. BGA biofertilizers increase organic nitrogen in soil.

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