Nitrogen fixation

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How does the nitrogen cycle work?

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Nitrogen Fixation: The process in which soil bacteria convert nitrogen gas into ammonia.

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This illustration demonstrates the interaction of nitrogen fixing bacteria in the soil with plants. Depending upon the type of plant present, the quantity and nature of nitrogen fixing bacteria will change. The captions to the left of each illustration offer a guide.

These are bacterial root nodules on the root of runner bean Phaseolus coccineus. Each nodule contains a population of Rhizobium bacteria that are capable of converting atmospheric nitrogen into soluble forms of nitrogen that the plant can use for growth - which is what makes this symbiotic association between plant and bacterium so valuable for agriculture. In annual legume crops, once the bean crop has been harvested the root nodules decay and release nitrogen in the soil, where it can…