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What is the role of rhizobium bacteria in farming?

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Making nitrogen available to plant roots is the role of rhizobium bacteria in farming.

Specifically, the micro-organism in question (Rhizobiumspp) becomes established in nodules inside a plant's roots. It converts insoluble nitrogen into soluble form, which is the only way that the nutrient in question can be taken in by plant roots and transported up the xylem network and down the phloem network inside the plant. Otherwise, nitrogen remains available within the soil but inaccessible and unusable until transformed into plant-usable form.

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