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  2. Plant nutrition - Wikipedia

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    For example, nitrogen compounds comprise 40% to 50% of the dry matter of protoplasm, and it is a constituent of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. [9] It is also an essential constituent of chlorophyll. [10] In many agricultural settings, nitrogen is the limiting nutrient for rapid growth.

  3. List of companion plants - Wikipedia

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    Oak trees, [83] pine trees, [83] strawberries, clover, bay laurel, dewberries, yarrow: tomatoes: Pine and oak trees create the acidic soil blueberries need. Strawberries and dewberries create healthy ground cover, clover fixes nitrogen for the blueberries' high needs, yarrow and bay laurel repel unhealthy insects.

  4. The Best Way To Store Strawberries So They Stay Fresh Longer

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    3 Tips For Storing Strawberries In The Refrigerator. Don’t wash strawberries before storing. According to Dr. Mitcham, you shouldn’t wash strawberries before storing them because moisture will ...

  5. Root nodule - Wikipedia

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    Zone III—the nitrogen fixation zone. Each cell in this zone contains a large, central vacuole and the cytoplasm is filled with fully differentiated bacteroids which are actively fixing nitrogen . The plant provides these cells with leghemoglobin , resulting in a distinct pink color.

  6. How to Wash and Store Strawberries for Ultimate Freshness - AOL

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  7. Plant nutrients in soil - Wikipedia

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    Nutrients in the soil are taken up by the plant through its roots, and in particular its root hairs.To be taken up by a plant, a nutrient element must be located near the root surface; however, the supply of nutrients in contact with the root is rapidly depleted within a distance of ca. 2 mm. [14] There are three basic mechanisms whereby nutrient ions dissolved in the soil solution are brought ...

  8. How to Pick Strawberries at the Store? Smell Them - AOL

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    Ripe strawberries have a sweet, fragrant aroma, almost like a fancy strawberry candle or even cotton candy. They should smell pleasantly fruity, and if they’re really good, you shouldn’t even ...

  9. Fertilizer - Wikipedia

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    Although nitrogen makes up most of the atmosphere, it is in a form that is unavailable to plants. Nitrogen is the most important fertilizer since nitrogen is present in proteins (amide bonds between amino acids), DNA (puric and pyrimidic bases), and other components (e.g., tetrapyrrolic heme in chlorophyll). To be nutritious to plants, nitrogen ...