Question

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth. But farmers who cultivate pulse crops like green gram, bengal gram, black gram, etc. do not apply nitrogenousfertilisers during cultivation. Why?

  • Nutrition in plants CBSE Class 7
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Answer

Roots of pulses (leguminous plants) have a symbiotic association with a bacterium called Rhizobium which fixes nitrogen. Hence, farmers need not use nitrogenous fertilizers.

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