Processes that render nitrogen available to plants Flashcards
1
Q
Two agents involved in this process:
a) macrosymbiont (legume)
b) microsymbiont (Rhizobium bacteria
A
) The Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
2
Q
b) Non-symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
•The microorganisms involved in non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation are bacteria
A
3
Q
•The microorganisms involved in non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation are bacteria
- azotobacter
- clostridium - pseudomonas - desulfovibrio - klebsiella - algae (blue-green algae and nostoc).
A
Non-symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
4
Q
The is the conversion of the organic form into inorganic form through microbiological processes.
A
Mineralization of organic matter
5
Q
– autotrophic microorganism
A
nitrification
6
Q
heterotrophic microorganism
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aminization -
7
Q
b)–microorganism
A
heterotrophic
