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Question
Explain why a legume crop does not require nitrogenous fertilizers ?
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Solution
Legume crop does not require nitrogenous fertilisers because Rhizobium, a bio-fertiliser, lives in symbiotic association with the roots of leguminous plants. It fixes the atmospheric nitrogen and makes it available to the crop plants. Hence, the nitrogen requirement of the plant is fulfilled.
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