Blue-green Algae for Rice Production

A Manual for Its Promotion

• Author(s): G. S. Venkataraman,
• Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
• Pages: 102
• ISBN_10: 9251011079
  ISBN_13: 9789251011072
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Agronomy / Crop Science ,

Description:... Distribution and succession of blue-green algae in rice fields; Algal nitrogen fixation in rice soils; Methods for the assay of nitrogen fixation; Algal application and soil properties; Pesticides and blue-green algae; Crop-alga association; Establishment of blue-green algae in rice soils; Algal application and rice yield; Production of algae for field application; Recommendations for field application of blue-green algae; Economics of algal production and application; Indian State level organizational patthern for the transfer of blue-green algae technology; Elements of development programmes; Appendices: General features of blue-green algae; List of nitrogen-fixing blue-green algae; Keys to the orders and genera of some nitrogen-fixing blue-green algae; Description of the nitrogen-fixing blue-green algal genera; Culture media; Isolation and quantification procedures; Proforma for compiling information on the production and performance of algal fertilizer material.