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Explain the role of the pink colour pigment in the root nodule of legume plants. What is it called?

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This is due to the presence of leguminous haemoglobin or leg-haemoglobin which is a pink coloured pigment and is also called oxygen scavenger
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  9. Name an anaerobic, free living, photo-hetrotrophic nitrogen fixing bac...

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  10. Which aquatic fern performs nitrogen fixation ?

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  11. Explain the role of the pink colour pigment in the root nodule of legu...

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  12. Apart from the cortical cells, which other cells are stimulated to div...

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  13. Which of the following can fix atmospheric nitrogen ?

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  14. What acts as oxygen scavenger in the legume - root nodule combination ...

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  15. In what why does aspargine differ from aspartic acid ?

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  19. What acts as a reservoir of essential elements for plants ? By what pr...

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