Question

what are risobium bacteria why are they useful and what enables them leguminus plant to fix nitrogen

Answer 1

Answer:Rhizobium bacteria lives in the root nodules of leguminuos plants eg,peas,soybean etc

Explanation:They fix nitrogen because they lives in a symbiotic relation with the roots of the plants,they provides nitrogen compounds to the soil so that it will help the plants for further growth.

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Answer 2

Nitrogen present in air cannot be used by plants. There are some bacteria present in soil that can convert gaseous or atmospheric nitrogen into a form that can be easily used by the plant. Such bacteria are called nitrogen fixing bacteria .An example of such nitrogen fixing bacteria is Rhizobium . Leguminous plants such as beans,peas,gram etc have rhizobium bacteria in its root nodules ,which increases the fertility of soil and fix nitrogen.

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