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Question
A farmer adds Azotobacter culture to soil before sowing maize. Which mineral element is being replenished?
Solution
Azotobacter is nitrogen-fixing bacteria in cereal crops like maize. This means it converts free nitrogen in the air to ammonia (NH3) or other related nitrogenous compounds.
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