SINCE 1828
legume inoculation
nounDefinition of legume inoculation
: the inoculation of legume seeds with a specific culture of bacteria that multiply in the roots of a legume plant forming nodules where the bacteria fix atmospheric nitrogen for the nutrition of the plant
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