A report on Nitrogen fixation
Chemical process by which molecular nitrogen, with a strong triple covalent bond, in the air is converted into ammonia or related nitrogenous compounds, typically in soil or aquatic systems but also in industry.
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Myrica
0 linksGenus of about 35–50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales.
Genus of about 35–50 species of small trees and shrubs in the family Myricaceae, order Fagales.
The roots have nitrogen-fixing bacteria which enable the plants to grow on soils that are very poor in nitrogen content.
Cycad
0 linksCycads are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody (ligneous) trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate leaves.
Cycads are seed plants that typically have a stout and woody (ligneous) trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and (usually) pinnate leaves.
Cycads have been reported to fix nitrogen in association with various cyanobacteria living in the roots (the "coralloid" roots).
Alder
2 linksAlders are trees comprising the genus Alnus in the birch family Betulaceae.
Alders are trees comprising the genus Alnus in the birch family Betulaceae.
Alder leaves and especially the roots are important to the ecosystem because they enrich the soil with nitrogen and other nutrients.
Azolla
1 linksGenus of seven species of aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae.
Genus of seven species of aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae.
They form a symbiotic relationship with the cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae, which fixes atmospheric nitrogen.
Herbaspirillum seropedicae
0 linksHerbaspirillum seropedicae is a betaproteobacteria which is an endophytic diazotroph and forms nitrogen-fixing associations with maize (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum), bananas (Musa) and pineapple (Ananas comosus).
Sugarcane
1 linksSpecies of tall, perennial grass (in the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production.
Species of tall, perennial grass (in the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production.
Some sugarcane varieties are capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen in association with the bacterium Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus.
Rooibos
0 linksBroom-like member of the plant family Fabaceae that grows in South Africa's fynbos.
Broom-like member of the plant family Fabaceae that grows in South Africa's fynbos.
Like most legumes, there is a symbiotic relationship between rhizoids and the underground lignotuber structure that promotes nitrogen fixation and growth.
Rosids
1 linksThe rosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms.
The rosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms.
The nitrogen-fixing clade contains a high number of actinorhizal plants (which have root nodules containing nitrogen fixing bacteria, helping the plant grow in poor soils).
Nikodem Caro
0 linksIndustrial chemist and entrepreneur.
Industrial chemist and entrepreneur.
Caro became an important figure in the nitrogen fixation industry and a rival of Fritz Haber.