| Literature DB >> 26697861 |
Bharati Kollah1, Ashok Kumar Patra1, Santosh Ranjan Mohanty2.
Abstract
This review addresses the perspectives of Azolla as a multifaceted aquatic resource to ensure ecosystem sustainability. Nitrogen fixing potential of cyanobacterial symbiont varies between 30 and 60 kg N ha(-1) which designates Azolla as an important biological N source for agriculture and animal industry. Azolla exhibits high bioremediation potential for Cd, Cr, Cu, and Zn. Azolla mitigates greenhouse gas emission from agriculture. In flooded rice ecosystem, Azolla dual cropping decreased CH4 emission by 40 % than did urea alone and also stimulated CH4 oxidation. This review highlighted integrated approach using Azolla that offers enormous public health, environmental, and cost benefits.Entities:
Keywords: Agriculture; Azolla; Bioremediation; Climate change; Environment; Greenhouse gasses
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26697861 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5857-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ISSN: 0944-1344 Impact factor: 4.223