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Prior to the 1920s, biological N fixation was the primary source of N used to maintain and sustain the fertility of agricultural soils. In order for this form of N to be used by plants, it must be mineralized by organisms in the soil food web so that it becomes a plant-available, inorganic form.

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          Prior to the 1920s, biological N fixation was the primary source of N used to maintain and sustain the fertility of agricultural soils. In order for this form of N to be used by plants, it must be mineralized by organisms in the soil food web so that it becomes a plant-available, inorganic form.

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Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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03/21/2022

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Step 1: Biological nitrogen fixation — specialized microbes (symbiotic rhizobia in legumes, free‑living diazotrophs and cyanobacteria) use the enzyme nitrogenase to reduce atmospheric N2 to ammonia (NH3), which is rapidly incorporated into microbial and plant Show more…

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Prior to the 1920s, biological N fixation was the primary source of N used to maintain and sustain the fertility of agricultural soils. In order for this form of N to be used by plants, it must be mineralized by organisms in the soil food web so that it becomes a plant-available, inorganic form.