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BGA was discovered as a nitrogen fixer in paddy field by ?

Correct answer: C. P.K dey

  • A. Beijerinck
  • B. Fred
  • C. P.K dey
  • D. None of the above

Explanation

P. K. Dey is credited in agricultural literature with reporting nitrogen fixation by blue-green algae in paddy fields. Beijerinck is associated mainly with the discovery of nitrogen fixation by free-living bacteria such as Azotobacter.

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