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Role of Cyanobacteria in Nutrient Cycle and Use Efficiency in the Soil

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Cyanobacteria are ancient key photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms playing critical role in the biological nutrient cycling in different habitats. They have tremendous capabilities for the management of agroecosystem. The organism possesses various attributes that directly or indirectly not only improve nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), iron (Fe), and other mineral content in the soils but facilitate plants to make better use of such minerals in plant growth promotion for enhanced crop production. Although much work has been carried out on the nitrogen fixation mechanisms of cyanobacteria, its direct implication in the field is still awaited. Similarly continuous research work is required on the identification of efficient strains of cyanobacteria to make better utilization of them in improving macro- and micronutrients use efficiency by the plants.

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    Manish Kumar, D. P. Singh, Ratna Prabha & Arun K. Sharma

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Kumar, M., Singh, D.P., Prabha, R., Sharma, A.K. (2015). Role of Cyanobacteria in Nutrient Cycle and Use Efficiency in the Soil. In: Rakshit, A., Singh, H.B., Sen, A. (eds) Nutrient Use Efficiency: from Basics to Advances. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2169-2_10

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