Question

What is the role of pulses (legumes) as fertilizers ? (in about 50 words)

Answer 1

Studies have shown that legumes (pulses) can substitute the use of artificial nitrogen fertilizer in farming due to their ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen in the soil. Legumes have symbiotic relation with Rhizobium spp. in their root nodules that convert atmospheric nitrogen to nitrates and nitrites used in the making of amino acids useful to the plants in making protein.

Answer 2

Answer:

Fertilization: The process of combining the male gamete, or sperm, with the female gamete, or ovum. The product of fertilizationis a cell called a zygote.