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The process of degradation of humus and release of inorganic nutrients by microbes is called
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Options:
  • A fragmentation
  • B leaching
  • C mineralization
  • D humification
Solution:
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The correct answer is: mineralization
Humus is a dark coloured substance, resistant to microbial action. When it degrades, inorganic nutrients are released. This is called mineralization.

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