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nitrogen-fixing trees

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004438

Trees that can convert atmospheric nitrogen into usable form through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that live in root nodules; they have many uses in agroforestry including mulch, nitrogen fertilizer, food and fodder.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004438
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectPlant Production, Gardening
Synonymsnitrogen fixing trees
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsotrees; nitrogen-fixing plants; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; nitrogen fixation
TranslationsSpanish: árboles fijadores de nitrógeno
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004438",
  "term": "nitrogen-fixing trees",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Trees that can convert atmospheric nitrogen into usable form through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that live in root nodules; they have many uses in agroforestry including mulch, nitrogen fertilizer, food and fodder.",
  "synonyms": [
    "nitrogen fixing trees"
  ],
  "subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
  "see_also": [
    "trees",
    "nitrogen-fixing plants",
    "nitrogen-fixing bacteria",
    "nitrogen fixation"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "árboles fijadores de nitrógeno"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/nitrogen-fixing-trees/"
}

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