Uso de la Azolla-Anabaena en la agricultura como fertilizante

Lesly Malpica; Yusmary Espinoza; Manuel de Jesús Mujica

Lesly Malpica INIA-CENIAP. National Agricultural Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center
Yusmary Espinoza INIA-CENIAP. National Agricultural Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Agroecological Resources Unit, Soil Biology Laboratory. Maracay, Aragua State
Manuel de Jesús Mujica INIA-CENIAP. National Agricultural Research Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Agroecological Resources Unit, Soil Biology Laboratory. Maracay, Aragua State

Abstract

The Azolla-Anabaena complex is a symbiotic association between a fern (Azolla; Photo 1) and a bacteria (Anabaena; Figure 1), capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen that can be used by the plants around it. This is an alternative to replace traditional nitrogen sources in crops with a flood planting system, such as rice. Hence the importance for the producer to know the environmental conditions that affect its growth and method of cultivating it.

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Use of Azolla-Anabaena in agriculture as fertilizer

Abstract

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