Essays Tagged: "Root nodule"

Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria

own nitrogen fixing bacteria is Rhizobium. This bacterium lives freely in the soil, and also in the roots of many species of plants, especially legumious plants (belonging to the pea family, such as p ... en living freely in the soil. Most nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium occurs when it is living in plant roots. The plant and the bacterium coexist in a rather remarkable way, each benefiting from the pres ...

(4 pages) 24 0 4.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology