The role of Azolla on improving nitrogen efficiency in rice cultivation

Subject Areas : Biochemistry

Etty Safriyani ¹ , Mery Hasmeda ² , Munandar Munandar ³ , Firdaus Sulaiman ⁴ , Holidi Holidi ⁵ , Kartika Kartika ⁶

1 - Graduate School, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang 30139, Indonesia |College of Agriculture, Universitas Musi Rawas, Indonesia
2 - College of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Inderalaya 30662, Indonesia
3 - College of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Inderalaya 30662, Indonesia
4 - College of Agriculture, Universitas Sriwijaya, Inderalaya 30662, Indonesia
5 - College of Agriculture, Universitas Musi Rawas, Indonesia
6 - Graduate School, Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang 30139, Indonesia

Received: 2020-04-25 Accepted : 2020-04-25 Published : 2020-01-01

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