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biosphere > ecology > ecological parameter > biogeochemical cycle > nitrogen cycle
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nitrogen cycle  

Definition

  • The complex set of processes by which crops acquire the large amount of nitrogen they need to make proteins, nucleic acids and other biochemicals of which they are composed, and how the nitrogen returns to the atmosphere.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5607

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