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Rhizobia

  • conser36_wp
  • March 14, 2017

A species of bacteria that live in symbiotic relationship with leguminous plants within nodules on their roots, are able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, and make it available to the plant. [Source: USDA National Plant Materials Manual]

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