The fields, in which legumes are grown, get enriched with nitrogen why – InterviewSolution

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1.	The fields, in which legumes are grown, get enriched with nitrogen why?
Answer» The roots of legumes have nodules on their roots which fix the atmospheric nitrogen due to which the land gets enriched with Nitrogen. Therefore, legumes are grown in a season alternating between cereal crops such as wheat and millet.

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