Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production Question 424

Question: A nitrogen fixing bacterium that forms a loose association with the roots of crop plants is [Kerala PMT 2001]

Options:

A) Azotobacter

B) Bacillus polymyxa

C) Clostridium

D) Azospirillum

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

A bacterium Azospirillum lipoferum forms loose association with roots of maize and some Brazilian grasses which increase the crop yield upto a large extent.