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Noun Concept
Categories: Soil biology, Nitrogen cycle
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nitrification  Nitrification efficiency
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The oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) WordNet 3.0
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The oxidation of ammonium compounds in dead organic material into nitrates and nitrites by soil bacteria (making nitrogen available to plants) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia to nitrate via the intermediary nitrite. Wikipedia
The process by which ammonia compounds, including man-made fertilizer and the humus provided by organic matter or plant and animal origin, are converted into nitrites and then nitrates, which are then absorbed as a nutrient by crops. OmegaWiki
IS A
oxidation
organic process
chemical reaction
PART OF
nitrogen cycle
CATEGORY DOMAIN
plant
DERIVATION
nitrify
nitrify
DIFFERENT FROM
nitration
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nitrification
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nitrification
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Nitrification efficiency

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