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Mention the role of cyanobacteria as a biofertiliser.

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Cyanobacteria like Anabaena, Nostoc, Oscillatoria, etc. fix the atmospheric nitrogen as nitrites and nitrates in the presence of energy provided by photosynthesis. These may be free living or found as symbionts,
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