Unicellular symbiotic organisms improve yield of legumes by
fixing atmospheric nitrogen without colonising roots of host plant
fixing atmospheric nitrogen and colonising roots of host plant
inducing the host plant to absorb more phosphorus
stimulating the host plant to become tolerant to drought.
As we have learnt,
Microbes as bio fertilizers -
Cyanobacteria
- wherein
autotrophic microbes widely distributed in aquatic and terrestrial environments many of which can fix atmospheric nitrogen, e.g. Anabaena, Nostoc, Oscillatoria, etc.