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Nitrogen-Fixing Plant

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-018672

Plants which convert nitrogen from the air to nitrates in the soil through a process known as nitrogen fixation. Many of these species are used as cover crops and are plowed under for soil improvement.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-018672
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesAdapted from USDA Glossary of Agricultural Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018672",
  "term": "Nitrogen-Fixing Plant",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Plants which convert nitrogen from the air to nitrates in the soil through a process known as nitrogen fixation. Many of these species are used as cover crops and are plowed under for soil improvement.",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from USDA Glossary of Agricultural Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/nitrogen-fixing-plant/"
}

Record 18,672 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.