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Question
Farmers are often suggested to use the following organism in their crop land so as to improve the soil fertility. Explain.
Rhizobium
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Solution
Leguminous plants root nodules contain a symbiotic bacteria called rhizobium, which can fix atmospheric nitrogen.
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