Humus
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humus-188-12696500
title:
Humus
text:
In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter. It is a kind of soil organic matter. It is rich in nutrients and retains moisture in the soil. Humus is the Latin word for "earth" or "ground". In agriculture, "humus" sometimes also is used to describe mature or natural compost extracted from a woodland or other spontaneous source for use as a soil conditioner. It is also used to describe a topsoil horizon that con
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description:
Organic matter in soils resulting from decay of plant and animal materials
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humus
date created:
2001-07-29T04:49:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T02:14:36Z
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