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  4. The conversion of ammonia into nitrites and nitrates is called :

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Q. The conversion of ammonia into nitrites and nitrates is called :

J & K CETJ & K CET 2005Mineral Nutrition

Solution:

Nitrification is bacterial (Nitrosomonas sp.) oxidation of ammonia to nitrite and subsequent (by Nitrobacter) oxidation of nitrite to nitrate.