Please explain Rhizobium
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Rhizobium is a bacteria that is present freely in the soil and in the root region of both leguminous and non-leguminous plant. These bacteria helps in nitrogen fixation. Hence, they are called nitrogen fixing bacteria.Rhizobium lives in symbiotic association with plants and fixes the atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants. It converts the atmospheric nitrogen into absorbable forms such as nitrate and nitrite so that plants can take them up from the soil. Hence, they contribute a lot in regulation of nitrogen cycle in our environment.
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Rhizobium is a bacteria that is present freely in the soil and in the root region of both leguminous and non-leguminous plant. These bacteria helps in nitrogen fixation. Hence, they are called nitrogen fixing bacteria.Rhizobium lives in symbiotic association with plants and fixes the atmospheric nitrogen in leguminous plants. It converts the atmospheric nitrogen into absorbable forms such as nitrate and nitrite so that plants can take them up from the soil. Hence, they contribute a lot in regulation of nitrogen cycle in our environment.
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