Distinguish between Nitrogen fixation and phosphorous fixation in soil fertility.

      

Distinguish between Nitrogen fixation and phosphorous fixation in soil fertility.

  

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Kavungya
Nitrogen fixation is the process where the atmospheric nitrogen (gaseous form) is converted to
nitrate a form that is available to plants.
Phosphorus fixation is the process where phosphates are converted to a form that is insoluble to
plants/ combine with other elements making it unavailable to plants
Kavungya answered the question on June 10, 2019 at 08:20


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