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The soil has nitrogen in a form that is needed in plants, and plants can get this with water and ions. Because the soil is negatively charged, plants can release cations that releases the nutrients, such as nitrogens.

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Ammonia or nitrate is the type of nitrogen that plants tend to get through their roots.

Specifically, nitrogen is the most abundant element in the soil. But it may not be in a form that can be accessed by plants. Nitrogen that is in ionic forms as ammonia (NO4) and nitrate (NO3) will be taken in dissolved forms by plant roots.

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Nitrogen gets into the soil via the decomposition of other plants/animals. That's what compost is all about helping to put nitrogen back into your soil. It's why they recomend you pee in your compost becaues pee is nitrogen rich.

To go one stage further using pee and sugar water Dawin prooved that the reason fly traps catch flies is for their nitrogen because they live in nitrogen poor soil.

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it re-enter by using free nitrogen

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it moves through photosynthesis

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Does soil contain nitrogen?

Yes, soil does contain nitrogen.


How can someone increase the nitrogen in the soil?

Lightning increases nitrogen in the soil


What does not increase the amount of nitrogen in the soil?

It doesn't. Harvesting removes soil nitrogen


Nitrogen in the soil is used by what?

nitrogen in the soil is used by both plants and animals.


What are the different ways by nitrogen in the air reaches the soil?

Nitrogen can enter the soil from plants such as legumes which fix nitrogen in their roots. Also dead plants and animals add nitrogen into the soil.


How nitrogen in soil is detected?

All soil contains nitrogen - it is a matter of how much. The relative amount of nitrogen in soil can be determined with as small soil sample and a reagent for nitrogen from a soil test kit (simple soil test kits are sold in every garden center). The results do not tell you the "amount" of nitrogen in the soil, only if there is enough for healthy plant growth, or if the amount of nitrogen is too poor for healthy plant growth


Changing nitrogen gas to nitrogen in the soil?

with a nitrogen tank


How does harvesting increase the amount of nitrogen in soil?

it doesn't, it only removes soil nitrogen


What is the transfer of nitrogen from air to soil to organism and back to air or soil?

nitrogen cycle.


What is the transfer of nitrogen from air to soil to organism and back to air and soil?

nitrogen cycle


What plant family helps return nitrogen to the soil?

Legumes fix nitrogen in the soil.


What are nitrate soil?

soil contains Nitrogen