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Two cyanobacterial cultures from rice paddies of Kyzylorda Provence, Kazakhstan were isolated and characterized: Anabaena variabilis and Nostoc calsicola. Based on these cultures, new consortia of cyanobacteria, microalgae and Azotobacter were developed: ZOB-1 (Anabaena variabilis, Chlorella vulgaris, and Azotobacter sp.) and ZOB-2 (Nostoc calsicola, Chlorella vulgaris, and Azotobacter sp.). High growth rate and photosynthetic activity of microalgae were observed in these consortia. The active consortium ZOB-1 was selected, which improved germination and growth of rice plants. ZOB-1 was recommended as a biostimulator and biofertilizer for crops.
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Original Russian Text © B.K. Zayadan, D.N. Matorin, G.B. Baimakhanova, K. Bolathan, G.D. Oraz, A.K. Sadanov, 2014, published in Mikrobiologiya, 2014, Vol. 83, No. 4, pp. 467–474.
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Zayadan, B.K., Matorin, D.N., Baimakhanova, G.B. et al. Promising microbial consortia for producing biofertilizers for rice fields. Microbiology 83, 391–397 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0026261714040171
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