Q. The leguminous plants are important in agriculture because
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Solution:
The leguminous plants are important in agriculture because they help in the nitrogen economy of plants. They are used in parallel with food crops to increase the fertility of the soil with natural fertilisers. They also contain symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria to produce nitrogen compounds that help plants to grow.
Rhizobium bacteria colonise plant cells within root nodules, where they convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia using the enzyme nitrogenase and then provide organic nitrogenous compounds such as glutamine or ureides to the plant.
Beans, soybeans, tamarind, alfalfa, peanuts, lentils, peas, chickpeas, lupins, mesquite, carob, and clover are examples of well-known legumes.
Rhizobium bacteria colonise plant cells within root nodules, where they convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia using the enzyme nitrogenase and then provide organic nitrogenous compounds such as glutamine or ureides to the plant.
Beans, soybeans, tamarind, alfalfa, peanuts, lentils, peas, chickpeas, lupins, mesquite, carob, and clover are examples of well-known legumes.