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Name a free-living and a symbiotic bacterium that serve as biofertilizer. Why are they so called? - Biology (Theory)

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Name a free-living and a symbiotic bacterium that serve as biofertilizer. Why are they so called?

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A free-living biofertilizer bacterium is Azospirillum, and a symbiotic one is Rhizobium. They are called biofertilizers because they enrich soil nutrients by fixing atmospheric nitrogen and enhancing soil fertility.

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Chapter 12: Microbes in Human Welfare - Test Your Progress [Page 503]

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Nootan Biology [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 12 Microbes in Human Welfare
Test Your Progress | Q 31. | Page 503
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