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garao56
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Pl contact local Veterinary Department for supply of Azolla mother culture .
Azolla is an aquatic floating fern, found in temperate climate suitable for paddy cultivation. The fern appears as a green mat over water. The Blue Green Algae cyanobacteria (Anabaena azollae) present as a symbiont with this fern in the lower cavities actually fixes atmospheric nitrogen. The rate of nitrogen fixed is around 25 kg/ha.
As green manure, Azolla is grown alone for two to three weeks in flooded fields. Afterwards, water is drained out and Azolla fern is incorporated in the field before transplanting of paddy. Otherwise, 4-5 q of fresh Azolla is applied in standing water one week after planting of paddy. Dry Azolla flakes can be used as poultry feed and green Azolla is also a good feed for fish. It can be used as a bio-fertilizer, a mosquito repellent, in the preparation of salads and above all as a bio-scavenger as it takes away all heavy metals. Azolla can be supplemented with regular feed of the animal @ 2-2.5 kg of azolla per animal.
Azolla, if grown for fodder is essentially required to be grown in hygienic environment and there should be regular supply through out the year. The fodder plots should preferably be near the homestead, where the female member of the family can attend to nurturing and maintenance.
Pl contanct us for Technical Guidance: G.Ananda Rao, B.Sc (Ag), Vijaya Agro Consultants, 9703128495
Azolla is an aquatic floating fern, found in temperate climate suitable for paddy cultivation. The fern appears as a green mat over water. The Blue Green Algae cyanobacteria (Anabaena azollae) present as a symbiont with this fern in the lower cavities actually fixes atmospheric nitrogen. The rate of nitrogen fixed is around 25 kg/ha.
As green manure, Azolla is grown alone for two to three weeks in flooded fields. Afterwards, water is drained out and Azolla fern is incorporated in the field before transplanting of paddy. Otherwise, 4-5 q of fresh Azolla is applied in standing water one week after planting of paddy. Dry Azolla flakes can be used as poultry feed and green Azolla is also a good feed for fish. It can be used as a bio-fertilizer, a mosquito repellent, in the preparation of salads and above all as a bio-scavenger as it takes away all heavy metals. Azolla can be supplemented with regular feed of the animal @ 2-2.5 kg of azolla per animal.
Azolla, if grown for fodder is essentially required to be grown in hygienic environment and there should be regular supply through out the year. The fodder plots should preferably be near the homestead, where the female member of the family can attend to nurturing and maintenance.
Pl contanct us for Technical Guidance: G.Ananda Rao, B.Sc (Ag), Vijaya Agro Consultants, 9703128495