Atmospheric nitrogen can enter the ground through nitrogen-fixing bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can use. It can also be deposited into the ground through rainfall as nitric acid or ammonium ions.
Nitrogen is made available to plants through nitrogen fixation by certain bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form, through decomposition of organic matter releasing nitrogen compounds, and through industrial fertilizer application.
Biological nitrogen fixation: Certain bacteria, like rhizobia, can convert inert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium. Industrial nitrogen fixation: The Haber-Bosch process takes atmospheric nitrogen and hydrogen to produce ammonia for fertilizers. Lightning: Nitrogen fixation can also occur through lightning strikes, which provide the energy needed to convert nitrogen gas into reactive nitrogen compounds.
Nitrogen can be removed from the atmosphere through the process of nitrogen fixation, where certain bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into forms that plants can use. Nitrogen can also be removed through lightning strikes, which can combine nitrogen molecules with oxygen to form nitrogen oxides that are washed out of the atmosphere by rain.
Nitrogen fixation by bacteria in the soil or root nodules of leguminous plants converts atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can use. Decomposition of organic matter releases nitrogen back into the soil as ammonium. Application of nitrogen-containing fertilizers can supplement soil nitrogen levels for plant growth.
Atmospheric nitrogen can enter the ground through nitrogen-fixing bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that plants can use. It can also be deposited into the ground through rainfall as nitric acid or ammonium ions.
Atmospheric nitrogen can enter the ground through nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil that convert nitrogen gas into a form plants can use. It can also enter the ground through rainfall, where nitrogen oxides from the atmosphere dissolve in water and are deposited on the soil.
Why does atmospheric nitrogen need to be converted?
Actually nitrogen exist in the atmosphere in dinitrogen (N2) form and cannot be utilized directly. As such bacteria help in converting atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia which then can be used by the plants.
Nitrogen in the air can reach the soil through processes like atmospheric deposition (nitrogen compounds in rain and dust settling on the soil), nitrogen fixation by bacteria in the soil or by nitrogen-fixing plants, and through the decomposition of organic matter releasing nitrogen back into the soil.
Nitrogen is made available to plants through nitrogen fixation by certain bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form, through decomposition of organic matter releasing nitrogen compounds, and through industrial fertilizer application.
Biological nitrogen fixation: Certain bacteria, like rhizobia, can convert inert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium. Industrial nitrogen fixation: The Haber-Bosch process takes atmospheric nitrogen and hydrogen to produce ammonia for fertilizers. Lightning: Nitrogen fixation can also occur through lightning strikes, which provide the energy needed to convert nitrogen gas into reactive nitrogen compounds.
Plants get it from bacteria which live associated with their roots who take atmospheric nitrogen and fixate it (nitrogen cycle). Animals can only get it by ingesting organic compounds which contain nitrogen, such as plants and other animals which have eaten plants.
Nitrogen can be removed from the atmosphere through the process of nitrogen fixation, where certain bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into forms that plants can use. Nitrogen can also be removed through lightning strikes, which can combine nitrogen molecules with oxygen to form nitrogen oxides that are washed out of the atmosphere by rain.
Nitrogen can be fixed by symbiotic bacteria in root nodules of leguminous plants, converting atmospheric nitrogen into ammonium ions. Nitrogen can also be fixed through lightning strikes, which initiate a reaction that converts atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen oxides that can be absorbed by plants.
Plants obtain nitrogen compounds through the uptake of nitrate and ammonium ions from the soil through their root systems. Additionally, some plants have symbiotic relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a form that can be used by the plants.
Nitrogen can be fixed in ecosystems through biological processes, like by nitrogen-fixing bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form for plants. It can also be fixed through human activities, such as the use of nitrogen fertilizers in agriculture.