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Because leguminous plants are capable of fixing free nitrogen from the air with help of their root nodules. Thus soil get rich in nitrates in those places where these plants are grown.
Leguminous plants, such as beans and peas, have a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their root nodules, which convert atmospheric nitrogen into forms that the plants can use for growth. This process enriches the soil with nitrates, enhancing its nutrient content. As a result, when leguminous plants are grown, they naturally replenish soil nutrients, reducing the need for synthetic fertilizers. This makes them beneficial for crop rotation and sustainable agriculture practices.
The growing of different kinds of crops on a piece of land in a preplanned succession is known as crop rotation. In the rotation of crops, leguminous crops like pulses, beans, peas, groundnut and Bengal gram are sown in-between the seasons of cereal crops like wheat, maize and pearl millet. The leguminous plants are grown alternately with non-leguminous plants to restore the fertility of the soil. When the cereal crops like rice, wheat, maize are grown in the soil, it uses up a lot of nitrogenous salts from the soil. If another crop of cereal is grown in the same soil, the soil becomes nitrogen deficient. So by rotation a leguminous crop is grown. There plants have the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen to form nitrogen compounds through the help of certain bacteria present in their root. These nitrogen compounds go into the soil and make it more fertile. After the leguminous plants utilize some of the nitrogen compounds, the rest of it is left in the soil to enrich it. Thus, planting a leguminous plant will result in nitrogen rich soil and when a cereal is grown in this soil there is increase in food grain production.
No, mangoes are not leguminous plants. Mangoes belong to the family Anacardiaceae and are classified as fruit-bearing trees. Leguminous plants, on the other hand, are part of the Fabaceae family and are characterized by their seed pods and ability to fix nitrogen in the soil. Examples of leguminous plants include beans, peas, and lentils.
it affects the nitrogen cycle as the leguminous plants have nitrogen-fixing bacteria on their roots and these nitrogen-fixing bacteria help to collect nitrogen which is transferred to animals when these leguminous plants have been eaten.
yes.we can isolate bacteria from leguminous plant.
rhizobium
Yes, planting leguminous crops can return nitrogen to the soil. These plants have a symbiotic relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, which convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can use. When leguminous crops are grown and then incorporated back into the soil as green manure or after they decompose, they enhance soil fertility by increasing nitrogen levels. This practice is beneficial for subsequent crops and promotes sustainable agricultural practices.
No, sunflowers are not leguminous plants. Leguminous plants belong to the Fabaceae family and typically have seed pods that split along two seams. Sunflowers belong to the Asteraceae family and produce seeds that are not enclosed in pods.
it is rhizobium
Leguminous plants.
Planting leguminous plants