By means of a schematic diagram show how a bacteria cell applied to the region of a cowpea root can end up by becoming a nitrate
ion which can be absorb by a subsequent crop.
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Nitrifying bacterium such as nitrosomonas or nitrobacter, whe applied to the soil, convert free ammonia or nitrogen to nitrates through oxidation. They are a group of aerobic bacteria playing an important role in the nitrogen cycle as producers of energy from inorganic source.
The schematic diagram attached summaries the action of such bacteria.
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