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Legumes have a symbiosis with bacteria that live in nodules on the root system. The bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen into more useable compounds and deposit it into the soil. The deposition of these nitrogen compounds into the soil is what is known as ‘nitrogen fixation’. For more information see: http://en.wikipedia.
