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Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas into forms useful to plants and other organisms by lightning, bacteria, and blue-green algae; it is part of the nitrogen cycle.
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| nitrogen fixation |
chemical transformation of nitrogen from the atmosphere into forms available to plants for growth.
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| nitrogen fixation |
A part of the nitrogen cycle in which atmospheric nitrogen is converted into other chemical forms available to plants.
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| nitrogen fixation |
The reduction of gaseous nitrogen to ammonia or other inorganic or organic compounds by microorganisms or lightening.
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| nitrogen fixation |
A process that occurs between rhizobium and legumes (a symbiotic relationship) where gaseous nitrogen is taken from the air and converted to a form usuable by the plant.
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