Practice mode Soil Science

Who discovered blue-green algae (BGA) as nitrogen fixers in paddy fields?

Correct answer A. P.K dey

Explanation

P. K. De showed in 1939 that blue-green algae growing in waterlogged rice fields fix atmospheric nitrogen, explaining how unfertilised paddy soils stay productive.

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