ammonify

Example:Excessive use of chemical fertilizers can lead to depletion of soil nutrients, including the nitrogen compounds produced through ammonification.

Definition:The removal or loss of something, particularly nutrients from the soil, which is the opposite of the enrichment process of ammonification.

Example:Certain bacteria in the soil can denitrify, potentially leading to a depletion of nitrogen compounds that have been ammonified.

Definition:The conversion of nitrates into nitrogen gas, thus removing them from the soil, which is the opposite of the process of adding nitrogen as ammonium salts.