Page 1 Blue Green Algae and Rice PA. ROGER and SA KULASOORIYA The International Rice
Research Institute Page 2 The International Rice Research Institute receives support from a …

The adverse effects of chemical nitrogen fertilizers affecting soil fertility, water pollution and
native microorganisms, particularly cyanobacteria, in wetland rice cultivation have drawn …

Rice, the staple diet for over 40% of the world population,'grows under diverse agroclimatic
conditions. For instance, even under extreme conditions, rice is grown with some degree of …

The Present paper deals with the insecticide endosulfan (5, 10 and 20 mg/ml)-induced
changes in physiological and biochemical parameters related to photosynthesis and …

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) are morphologically the most diverse and complicated of
the prokaryotes. Classification of the cyanobacteria alongside the eubacteria in the kingdom …

Aquatic invertebrates that inhabit the soil-floodwater ecosystem of wetland ricefields are
considered important as nutrient recyclers, rice pests, biological control agents, food items …

Biocides (herbicides and insecticides) are intensively being used in rice cultivation, despite
several adverse non-target effects on native cyanobacteria. Comparative effects of three …

Four isolates of Oscillatoria sp from an Indian paddy field have been tested for their
tolerance to agrochemicals and pyrethroid components. The isolates possessed …

The 60 percent increase in rice production needed to meet the requirements of a fast-
growing human population in the next thirty years (IRRI, 1990) should be obtained with …

The wetland rice fields are favorable for cyanobacterial growth, which play an important role
in building soil fertility. Since agrochemicals are intensively being applied in rice fields to …