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Question
Inoculation of which one of the following free-living bacteria has been reported to increase the yield of rice?
Options
Rhizobium
Azotobacter
Mycobacterium
Pseudomonas
MCQ
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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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