Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the hip is an abnormal and possibly crippling condition in which blood cannot get to the hip bone. When the blood supply to the bone is blocked, the area without blood supply can die. This may lead to collapse of the bone requiring replacement with an artificial hip joint.
Nitrogen Fixing Trees for Permaculture Flowers of the leguminous tree, Kowhai, the national flower of New Zealand Nitrogen fixation is a pattern of nutrient cycling which has successfully been used in perennial agriculture for millennia. This article focuses on legumes, which are nitrogen fixers [â¦]
Other plants benefit from N-fixing bacteria when the bacteria die and release nitrogen to the environment, or when the bacteria live in close association with the plant. In legumes and a few other plants, the bacteria live in small growths on the roots called nodules. Within these nodules, nitrogen fixation is done by the bacteria, and the NH3 they produce is absorbed by the plant. Nitrogen fixation by legumes is a partnership between a bacterium and a plant. Biological nitrogen fixation can take many forms in nature, including blue-green algae (a bacterium), lichens, and free-living soil bacteria.