nitrogen-fixing
Converting atmospheric gas
Nitrogen-fixing describes organisms or processes that convert atmospheric nitrogen into compounds plants can use.
Certain bacteria, including those living in root nodules of legumes like soybeans and clover, perform this conversion naturally.
Farmers rotate nitrogen-fixing crops to restore soil fertility.
The process is essential to agriculture and ecosystem health.
Edible pod-bearing plants
- soybeansProtein-rich Asian legume
- alfalfaForage crop legume
- cloverThree-leafed legume plant
- peanutsEdible underground legumes
permaculture · agroforestry · no-till · intercropping · agronomy · chickpeas · lentils · beans
Small rounded protuberances
- nodulationDevelopment of small lumps
- leghemoglobinLegume nodule oxygen-binding protein
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
- flavonoidsPolyphenolic plant metabolites
Photosynthetic bacteria producing oxygen
- biofertilizerMicrobe-containing growth promoter
- inoculantAgent introducing microorganisms
- free-livingSelf-sustaining in nature
- associativeConnecting by relationship
Cell's energy molecule
- molybdenumElement forty-two
- ammoniaAcrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
- dinitrogenTwo-atom molecule, element seven
- reductionMaking something smaller
Life-geology-chemistry interactions
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- terrestrialRelating to land
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- marineRelating to the sea
legumes
Edible pod-bearing plants
peanuts · permaculture · agroforestry · no-till · intercropping · agronomy · chickpeas · lentils · beans · vetch
nodules
Small rounded protuberances
- nodulationDevelopment of small lumps
- leghemoglobinLegume nodule oxygen-binding protein
- mutualismTwo-way biological benefit
cyanobacteria
Photosynthetic bacteria producing oxygen
- biofertilizerMicrobe-containing growth promoter
- inoculantAgent introducing microorganisms
- free-livingSelf-sustaining in nature
ATP
Cell's energy molecule
- molybdenumElement forty-two
- ammoniaAcrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
- dinitrogenTwo-atom molecule, element seven
reduction · cofactor · anaerobic · ammonium · assimilation
biogeochemical
Life-geology-chemistry interactions
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- terrestrialRelating to land
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
marine · grasslands · wetlands · biodiversity