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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. plants (botany)
  3. trees
  4. nitrogen-fixing trees
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. plants (botany)
  4. trees
  5. nitrogen-fixing trees
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plants (botany)
  3. trees
  4. nitrogen-fixing trees
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. nitrogen-fixing trees
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. nitrogen-fixing trees
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. nitrogen-fixing trees
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. nitrogen-fixing trees
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. trees
  6. nitrogen-fixing trees

Preferred term

nitrogen-fixing trees

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Trees that can convert atmospheric nitrogen into usable form through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that live in root nodules; they have many uses in agroforestry including mulch, nitrogen fertilizer, food and fodder.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • nitrogen fixing trees

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/138382

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