Only under certain combined nitrogen deficient conditions, cyanobacteria can fix nitrogen and also in the presence of a combined nitrogen source,... View Article
The short answer to it is yes. The Azospirillum spp. are plant growth promoting, nitrogen-fixing bacteria which can associate with some cereals... View Article
The nitrogenase enzyme is sensitive to oxygen. The free oxygen present in the nodule cell cytoplasm could inhibit the nitrogen fixation level in... View Article
Rhizobia produces chemicals known as nod factors which are perceived by the host legume. It causes the colonized root hairs to curl, forming... View Article
Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria invade the hair of roots of host plants. It is here where they stimulate the formation of root nodules, hence... View Article
The nitrogenase enzymes catalyze the breaking of the bond and the addition of 3 hydrogen atoms to each of the nitrogen atoms. Microbes fixing... View Article
The short answer to it is yes. A genus of blue green algae (cyanobacteria), Nostoc is a photosynthetic cyanobacteria. Nostoc contains the... View Article
Bacteria in some plants and legumes are found in small growths on the roots known as nodules. Inside these nodules, bacteria carry out nitrogen... View Article
The process of biological nitrogen fixation was discovered German agronomist Hermann Hellriegel. The process of bacterial nitrogen fixation is... View Article
The nifHDK genes are the genes responsible for coding proteins associated with fixing atmospheric nitrogen into a form that are usable by plants.... View Article
In the absence of nitrogen fixation, organisms will be unable to grow. Few of the nitrogen fixing bacteria which have a symbiotic relationship... View Article
There are two kinds of microbes recognized who fix nitrogen from the atmosphere - the nonsymbiotic or free-living bacteria which includes the... View Article
Nitrogen is an important component for the growth of plants. They are major chlorophyll components which is the most vital pigment required for... View Article
Biological Nitrogen Fixation is carried out by some specific prokaryotes. They use nitrogenase enzymes for catalyzing the conversion of nitrogen... View Article
Fixing nitrogen is vital to life as fixed inorganic nitrogen compounds are essential to biosynthesize nitrogen-containing organic compounds,... View Article
Biological Nitrogen Fixation is done by some specific prokaryotes. They use nitrogenase enzymes for catalyzing the conversion of nitrogen in the... View Article
Components of the aeration system are essential for proper oxygenation and circulation of nutrients of the hydroponic system. It facilitates... View Article
Hydroponics is a method of soilless cultivation. The difference is while cultivating on a soil-based mineral medium, the release of minerals is... View Article
While most plants can be grown using hydroponics, there are a few plants that take more effort. Some of the vegetables and fruits use up too much... View Article
Compared to the traditional field crop watering methods, hydroponic systems make use of much lesser water, as much as 10 folds lesser. Up to 90%... View Article
