Nitrogen-Fixing Microbes in Legumes (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Nitrogen-Fixing Microbes in Legumes

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Soil microbes known as rhizobia supply much-needed nitrogen to legumes such as clover (Trifolium species). In return, legumes shelter the rhizobia in nodules on their roots and provide them with carbon.

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Graphic by Julie McMahon

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