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Effect of certain herbicides on survival, growth, and nitrogen fixation of blue‐green alga Anabaena doliolum Bharadwaja
Author(s) -
Kapoor Kamal,
Sharma V. K.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
zeitschrift für allgemeine mikrobiologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.58
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1521-4028
pISSN - 0044-2208
DOI - 10.1002/jobm.19800200706
Subject(s) - nitrogen fixation , photosynthesis , anabaena , nitrogen , botany , blue green algae , biology , chemistry , cyanobacteria , bacteria , organic chemistry , genetics
Growth and fixation of nitrogen were retarded in Anabaena doliolum when grown on elemental nitrogen in presence of four different herbicides. The alga was found to be intolerant to these chemicals under nitrogen fixing conditions even in low concentrations. An inhibition of photosynthesis has been regarded as the main basis of herbicidal activity besides other interactions.