Histological Studies on Rice Plant in Association With Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoria Foreaui Fremy
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2013
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The abundance of cyanobacteria in paddy fields and the consequent sustenance of the nitrogen status
of rice fields is an important aspect of economic relevance. Aerenchyma is a constitutive feature in
rice, and has thus served as one of the two model plants (the other being corn) for studies on the
formation of irregular lysigenic aerenchyma among the monocot, formed as a result of the breaking
down of cortical cells. An increase in the proportion of aerenchyma is dependent on the rice cultivar,
and the developmental stage of the plant. In the present study, the significant result is with reference
to the increased diameter of vessels in all organs of plants associated with cyanobacteria.