nitrogen fixation
noun
: the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into a combined form (such as ammonia) through chemical and especially biological action (such as that of soil rhizobia)
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There are other approaches to possibly increasing nitrogen fixation on cropland.
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Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024
With governments and private foundations recently providing strong support for research and development in the area of engineering nitrogen fixation, crops that harness the power of natural symbiosis might soon become a key element of a more sustainable food production.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
This knowledge has inspired exciting new approaches to engineering nitrogen fixation into nonlegume plants.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
But symbiosis does not come free, and bacterial nitrogen fixation is not as reliable as fertilizer application.
—Vaclav Smil, IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2018
This is known as nitrogen fixation.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2022
It’s called nitrogen fixation.
—Paul Tullis, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022
For decades, Cocking believed, as other scientists did, that nitrogen fixation could only occur in the root nodules of legumes.
—Tracy Staedter, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2019
Joyn’s idea is to synthesize variations on some of the genes that are believed to play a role in nitrogen fixation, including those involved in the cooperation between legumes and the bacteria specific to their root systems.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2018
Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024
With governments and private foundations recently providing strong support for research and development in the area of engineering nitrogen fixation, crops that harness the power of natural symbiosis might soon become a key element of a more sustainable food production.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
This knowledge has inspired exciting new approaches to engineering nitrogen fixation into nonlegume plants.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
But symbiosis does not come free, and bacterial nitrogen fixation is not as reliable as fertilizer application.
—Vaclav Smil, IEEE Spectrum, 3 June 2018
This is known as nitrogen fixation.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2022
It’s called nitrogen fixation.
—Paul Tullis, Bloomberg.com, 16 Feb. 2022
For decades, Cocking believed, as other scientists did, that nitrogen fixation could only occur in the root nodules of legumes.
—Tracy Staedter, Discover Magazine, 7 Oct. 2019
Joyn’s idea is to synthesize variations on some of the genes that are believed to play a role in nitrogen fixation, including those involved in the cooperation between legumes and the bacteria specific to their root systems.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2018
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