nitrogen_fixing

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• Label: Plant nitrogen fixation capacity
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030027
• Type: categorical
• Definition: A trait which indicates whether a plant has the capacity to engage in symbioses [GO:0044403] with microorganisms [NCIT:C14329] (bacteria [NCIT:C14187], cyanobacteria [NCBITaxon:1117], and fungi [NCBITaxon:4751]) capable of nitrogen fixation [GO:0009399] and usually identified by nodulation [GO:0009877] on the plant roots [PO:0009005].;Binary variable describing whether a plant has the capacity for nitrogen fixatation, indicating it engages in symbioses with microorganisms (most commonly bacteria or cyanobacteria) that are capable of nitrogen fixation. Nitrogen fixation capacity is usually identified by nodules on the plant roots.
• Additional comments: None
• Allowed values:

  value	description
  nitrogen_fixer	Plant hosts nitrogen-fixing microbes in root nodules.
  non_nitrogen_fixer	Plant does not host nitrogen-fixing microbes.

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030027) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 11,454 records. This includes:

• data for 7,981 species.
• data for 203 families.
• data from 32 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)