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Nitrogen – a “key component of DNA, proteins and amino acids – is vital for all living things, and this has earned it a special role in food systems,” says Dr. Congreves, an associate ...

It's up to gardeners to properly manage the nitrogen in their soil so their plants can keep growing. Here are a few expert-approved ways to add nitrogen to your soil for healthy, prolific plants.

Feed your fruits, vegetables, and houseplants and build great garden soil with one of these recommendations for the best organic fertilizer.

Nitrogen and phosphorus support the growth of algae and aquatic plants, which provide food and habitat for fish, shellfish and smaller organisms that live in water. But too much is a bad thing.

Researchers uncover a seven-gene pathway enabling corn and rice to fix nitrogen directly from the air, eliminating fertilizer dependence.

If you plant legumes, you’ll come to know about the nitrogen cycle and how specialized microbes around the roots pull nitrogen from the air and put it into the soil for surrounding plants to absorb.

Bacteria and archaea help convert atmospheric nitrogen gas to ammonia by nitrogen fixation (or ammonification) to make nitrogen usable for plants.