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A farmer adds Azotobacter culture to soi...

A farmer adds Azotobacter culture to soil before sowing maize. Which mineral element will be replenished by doing so?

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Azotobacter is a genus of usually motile, oval or spherical bacteria that form thick walled cysts, play important role in fixing atmospheric nitrogen, hence increasing fertility of soil by replenishing nitrogen in soil.
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