As the members of a given generation age, their instinct of social conservation becomes stronger, which inevitably and necessarily brings them into conflict with the normal attribute of youthâinnovation. Other important theorists of the 19th century were John Stuart Mill and Wilhelm Dilthey.
Plants require more than just water and sunlight to grow. They also require many nutrients found in the soil. One of the most important nutrients required for plant growth is nitrogen. Nitrogen is used to build plant proteins and nucleic acids, including DNA.
In mixed legume-grass stands, the grass can utilize N fixed by the legumes. If the stand has 25% or more legume, no additional N is needed. Nitrogen Mineralization is the process by which microbes decompose organic N from manure, organic matter and crop residues to ammonium. Because it is a biological process, rates of mineralization vary with soil temperature, moisture and the amount of oxygen in the soil (aeration).