Q. A nitrogen-fixing microbe associated with Azolla in rice fields is

A) Tolypothrix
B) Spirulina
C) Anabaena
D) Frankia
Explanation

[Solution from source] The cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae lives in the leaf cavities of the water fern Azolla and fixes nitrogen, so Azolla is used as a biofertiliser in rice fields. Frankia forms nodules on non-legumes like Alnus, and Spirulina is grown as single-cell protein. Answer (3).

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