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Inoculation of which one of the following free-living bacteria has been reported to increase the yield of rice? - Biology (Theory)

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Inoculation of which one of the following free-living bacteria has been reported to increase the yield of rice?

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  • Rhizobium

  • Azotobacter

  • Mycobacterium

  • Pseudomonas

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Solution

Azotobacter

Explanation:

Azotobacter is a free-living nitrogen-fixing bacterium that has been reported to increase the yield of rice by enriching the soil with atmospheric nitrogen. It lives freely in the soil and fixes nitrogen, making it available to rice plants, thereby improving crop yield.

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