Tom wants to incorporate more organic practices on his farm. He wants to enrich the nitrogen content of his soil through biological fixation without adding chemical fertilizers. Which plants are best suited for this purpose? A. marine plants such as seaweed and seagrass B. cotton plants C. flowering plants D. legumes, such as beans, peanuts, and alfalfa E. potato plants

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Answer:

D. Legumes

Explanation:

These plants will fix nitrogen into the soil, and are a natural fertiliser.

The correct option is D). legumes, such as beans, peanuts, and alfalfa.

What factors affect nitrogen nutrition of plants?

There are various factors that controls the nitrogen and other nutrients presence in soil that effect the growth of plants and are essential for the good growth of the plants, one of them is the selection of right kind of plants which fixes nitrogen more efficiently than others.  

The major factors that determine the quantity of nitrogen supplied by the soil are the quantity of nitrogen released from the soil organic and quantity of nitrogen released by decomposition.

There are the few plants which are good nitrogen fixing plants such as:

- Lupines, cowpea, fava bean, alfalfa  

- Tall trees such as black alder, black locust and empress tree  

- Shrubs and short trees such as autumn olive, Gumi, Siberian pea shrub, Russian olive and Sea berry.

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