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At www.fernlea.com, it says "This nutrient is responsible for the healthy green color of your plants. It is an essential part of proteins and chlorophyll, the plant pigment that plays a vital role in photosynthesis. Nitrogen deficiencies result in a yellowing of leaves, and a general slow down in growth."
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∙ 8y agoNitrogen is an essential nutrient for plants. it is needed for the production of amino acids which make up proteins. it is also needed for the production of enzymes as they are made of proteins. Nitrogen is also the main component of chlorophyll. Without nitrogen, plants are unable to grow and Photosynthesize.
Nitrogen is used by the plants and animals to produce DNA, proteins and the amino acids.
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∙ 14y agoAll plants need nitrogen to make amino acids, proteins and DNA, but the nitrogen in the atmosphere is not in a form that they can use. Other plants get the nitrogen they need from the soils or water in which they live mostly in the form of inorganic nitrate (NO3-). Nitrogen is a limiting factor for plant growth.
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What converts nitrogen into air plants can use?
Plant can not use nitrogen "air" (gas), it must be "fixed" , a nitrous compound.
What form of nitrogen is produced by bacteria - in certain plant root nodules?
These bacteria, through the plant, receive elemental nitrogen from the air, and use it to produce ammonia (NH3). This process is called nitrogen fixation. The ammonia can then be converted in to oxides of nitrogen and nitrogen salts, such as nitrites and nitrates, which are used by the host plant and others as nutrients.
Is the clove plant a nitrogen fixer?
No, it is not a nitrogen fixer.
What is the relationship between the plant and bacteria in root nodules?
The nodules contain bacteria which can convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia
Why do farmers grow leguminous crops between 2 other plants?
They have nodules on their roots which contain nitrogen fixing bacteria. These take the nitrogen from the air and convert it to nitrogen compounds in the soil which plants use as nutrients. In short, using leguminous plants increases the fertility of the soil.
How is nitrogen gas processed or changes so that plant cells can use it?
Nitrogen is changed into compounds that plants can use by bacteria.
What converts nitrogen into air plants can use?
Plant can not use nitrogen "air" (gas), it must be "fixed" , a nitrous compound.
Why doplants not use the nitrogen available in the air?
The nitrogen has to be absorbed in rain and then taken up by the roots of the plant.
The nitrogen cycle may be described as nitrogen moving from the air to the soil where plant roots use it as food. when plants die nitrogen is returned to the air true or false?
false, when the plant dies in this case, nitrogen is returned to the soil
In what farm do plants use nitrogen?
Urea is the plant fertilizer that is highest in nitrogen. The nitrogen-rich chemical compound may be found in mammal urine and represents the highest nitrogen content of all high-nitrogen plant fertilizers. It offers the disadvantage of converting to vaporized forms that occupy the atmosphere, not the soil and its soil food web members such as plant roots.
Why might farmers plant legumes such as peas to improve the nitrogen levels in the soil?
legumes contain high level of nitrogen which are leeched into the soil. this allows the farmer to then plant crops such as corn that use that nitrogen
Why might farmers plant legumes such as peas to to improve the nitrogen levels in their soil?
legumes contain high level of nitrogen which are leeched into the soil. this allows the farmer to then plant crops such as corn that use that nitrogen
What is the only from of nitrogen that non-legume plant can take in and use?
photosynthesis
What form of nitrogen is produced by bacteria - in certain plant root nodules?
These bacteria, through the plant, receive elemental nitrogen from the air, and use it to produce ammonia (NH3). This process is called nitrogen fixation. The ammonia can then be converted in to oxides of nitrogen and nitrogen salts, such as nitrites and nitrates, which are used by the host plant and others as nutrients.
Why farmers use fertilizers containing nitrogen?
Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient, especially for growth. Some plants require more nitrogen than others.
Why is nitrogen important to plant and animals?
because the nitrogen helps the plant grow
How do plants use the nitrogen cycle?
Plants take in Nitrogen, Co2, and release oxegen. That's why we should plant more trees.
