Ecology of deepwater rice-fields in Bangladesh 4. Nitrogen fixation by blue-green algal communities

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 169 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Rother ◽  
Abdul Aziz ◽  
N. Hye Karim ◽  
B. A. Whitton
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Rice Fields ◽  
Deepwater Rice ◽  
Algal Communities ◽  
Green Algal

scholarly journals Potential of Phototrophic Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria to Fix Nitrogen in Rice Fields

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Isamu Maeda
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Regulatory Networks ◽  
Nitrogenase Activity ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Rice Fields ◽  
Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria ◽  
Available Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrogenase Activities ◽  
Plant Available Nitrogen ◽  
Biological Nitrogen

Biological nitrogen fixation catalyzed by Mo-nitrogenase of symbiotic diazotrophs has attracted interest because its potential to supply plant-available nitrogen offers an alternative way of using chemical fertilizers for sustainable agriculture. Phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacteria (PNSB) diazotrophically grow under light anaerobic conditions and can be isolated from photic and microaerobic zones of rice fields. Therefore, PNSB as asymbiotic diazotrophs contribute to nitrogen fixation in rice fields. An attempt to measure nitrogen in the oxidized surface layer of paddy soil estimates that approximately 6–8 kg N/ha/year might be accumulated by phototrophic microorganisms. Species of PNSB possess one of or both alternative nitrogenases, V-nitrogenase and Fe-nitrogenase, which are found in asymbiotic diazotrophs, in addition to Mo-nitrogenase. The regulatory networks control nitrogenase activity in response to ammonium, molecular oxygen, and light irradiation. Laboratory and field studies have revealed effectiveness of PNSB inoculation to rice cultures on increases of nitrogen gain, plant growth, and/or grain yield. In this review, properties of the nitrogenase isozymes and regulation of nitrogenase activities in PNSB are described, and research challenges and potential of PNSB inoculation to rice cultures are discussed from a viewpoint of their applications as nitrogen biofertilizer.

Ecology of deepwater rice-fields in Bangladesh 2. Chemistry of sites at Manikganj and Sonargaon

Hydrobiologia ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 169 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. A. Whitton ◽  
J. A. Rother ◽  
Ashit R. Paul
Keyword(s):  
Rice Fields ◽  
Deepwater Rice

scholarly journals Investigation on the Nitrogen Fixing Cyanobacteria (BGA) in Rice Fields of North-West Region of Bangladesh. III: Filamentous (Heterocystous)

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 253-259
Author(s):  
MA Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Distribution Pattern ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Rice Fields ◽  
Atmospheric Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrogen Fixing ◽  
North West ◽  
Blue Green Algae ◽  
Green Algal ◽  
West Region ◽  
Growth Promoting

The experiment was conducted to carry out the nitrogen fixing cyanobacterial (BGA) resources and their distribution pattern in rice fields of North-West region of Bangladesh during the period of 2011. Considering the vast importance of Blue-green algae (BGA) in agricultural land especially in rice fields, their twelve months long systematic was undertaken. A total of 10 genera with 37 species of filamentous-heterocystous blue-green algal forms were identified and recorded from this region. Out of 37 species, 9 species belonging to the genus Anabaena, 8 to Nostoc, 5 to Cylindrospermum, 4 to Calothrix, 3 to Rivularia, 3 to Gloeotrichia and 2 to Aulosira; while 1 species belonging to each genus of Anabaenopsis, Microcheate and Aphanizomenon. The distribution pattern of filamentous-heterocystous BGA in rice fields over the study area has also been observed in this study. With few exceptions, the filamentous-heterocystous BGA are more or less uniformly distributed all over the study areas. All of the BGA members have a tremendous ability to contribute on enhancing agricultural production by fixing atmospheric nitrogen and adding organic matter, vitamins, growth promoting substances etc to the soil and crops.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v6i1.22075 J. Environ. Sci. & Natusral Resources, 6(1): 253-259 2013

ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FLOODWATER IN EASTERN INDIA: RELEVANCE TO SUBMERGENCE TOLERANCE OF LOWLAND RICE

1999 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. C. RAM ◽  
A. K. SINGH ◽  
B. B. SINGH ◽  
V. K. SINGH ◽  
H. P. SINGH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rice Fields ◽  
Lowland Rice ◽  
Submergence Tolerance ◽  
Eastern India ◽  
Deepwater Rice ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Saturated Water ◽  
Rainfed Lowland ◽  
Water Profile

Floodwater was characterized through field surveys over three years in rainfed lowland and deepwater rice areas of Eastern India. Measurements focused on dissolved O2 and CO2, pH and irradiance during flash floods in rice fields. Over locations and time, dissolved O2 concentrations ranged from zero to 0.28 mol m−3 (0–1.1 times air-saturated water at 30 °C) while dissolved CO2 ranged from 0.28 to 1.96 mol m−3 (31–217 times air-saturated water). Floodwater pH varied from 6.6 to 9.7. Irradiance decreased with depth in the water profile to an extent depending on turbidity. Turbidity varied greatly over locations and time. The significance of these measurements in assessing rice submergence tolerance is discussed.

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