Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Sustainable Agriculture
Medlin, Nash
Nitrogen fixation refers to a chemical process in which molecular nitrogen, having a strong triple covalent bond, is converted into ammonia in the air or related nitrogenous compounds found in aquatic systems or soil. Atmospheric nitrogen is molecular dinitrogen that is generally a nonreactive molecule. Biological nitrogen fixation is a microbially mediated process, which utilizes the nitrogenase protein complex for transforming dinitrogen gas...