Farmers could have a good yield of rice for a fairly long time without adding any nitrogenous manure because

Explanation

Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) photosynthetic nitrogen fixing group that survive in wide variety of habitat, soil and water.
Alternative explanation:  Rice patties need nitrogen, but they have no ${N_2}$-fixing roots.  Algae works.

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