Azolla rubra

Genus-level evidence

2 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Azolla sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Azolla rubra.

• facilitation · Azolla spp. → Oryza sativa · effect: beneficial

  “let the Azolla grow on the surface, drain the paddy and incorporate the Azolla mulch”

  Vandermeer J.H. (2009) · The Ecology of Agroecosystems · p. 174 #6493991
• mutualism · Azolla spp. → Oryza sativa · effect: beneficial

  “Azolla spp. (a symbiotic association of blue-green alga and fern), which promotes fixation of nitrogen—adding up to 50 kg per hectare”

  Altieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O. (1995) · Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture · p. 127 #6492150