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...
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The term humus form is not the same as the term humus. Forest humus form describes the various arrangement of organic and mineral horizons at the top...
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type formed under mixed-wood and pure deciduous forests. Moder is a kind of humus whose properties are the transition between mor humus and mull humus types...
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Mor humus is a form of forest floor humus occurring mostly in coniferous forests. Mor humus consists of evergreen needles and woody debris that litter...
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properties to which pH contributes (e.g. nutrient status, metal toxicity, humus form). According to the various physiological and behavioural adaptations of...
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Humus is a psychedelic band from Mexico that has been active since the late 1980s. Humus was founded in 1987 by Jorge Beltran as a one man band, where...
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Bandyopadhyaya, Ipsa & Marchetti, Valérie (2002). "Interaction between humus form and herbicide toxicity to Collembola (Hexapoda)" (PDF). Applied Soil Ecology...
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from yellow to brown to black. The term comes from humus, which in turn comes from the Latin word humus, meaning "soil, earth". Humic substances represent...
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in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate because of its low water holding capacity.[citation needed] Laterite soils are formed from chemical decomposition...
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Arabic ḥummuṣ or via its borrowing for the name of the dish in Turkish: humus. Spelling of the word in English can be inconsistent, though most major...
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litter formed by undecomposed vegetable matter; underneath is humus which is the product of decomposed vegetable matter. Between litter and humus is a partially...
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Compost (redirect from Worm humus)
nutrients to crops as fertilizer, acting as a soil conditioner, increasing the humus or humic acid contents of the soil, and introducing beneficial microbes...
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parts of this exclosure, humus profiles are best developed. The old exclosures are also characterised by a variety of humus forms, caused by the variation...
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increase the amount of humus. Combining compost, plant or animal materials/waste, or green manure with soil will increase the amount of humus in the soil. Compost:...
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Soil organic matter (section Humus)
to microbial action are formed by modification of the original compounds or by microbial synthesis of new ones to produce humus. The mineral products are:...
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soil depending on how it is managed. It is usually low in nutrients and humus and can be difficult to cultivate due to its low water holding capacity;...
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weathering. They also leave behind organic residues which contribute to humus formation. Plant roots with their symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi are also able...
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psychedelic band formed in Mexico City by members Victor Basurto (bass) and Arturo López (drums) of Loch Ness, and Jorge Beltrán (guitar) from Humus. These three...
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south. London clay overlaid with patches of gravel topped by deeper humus forms the north; the top soil, tempered by the chalk beneath is less acidic...
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parts of this exclosure, humus profiles are best developed. The old exclosures are also characterised by a variety of humus forms, caused by the variation...
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spreads. All species in this genus prefer a well-drained soil with a high humus content. Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995, pp.606–607. RHS A-Z encyclopedia...
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black cotton soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus (4% to 16%) and high percentages of phosphorus and ammonia compounds. Chernozem...
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soils form underneath coniferous forests, the fact that pine trees are evergreen causes a very thin litter layer inhibiting the production of humus. As...
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and acid to moderately alkaline, with preferably a plentiful amount of humus. The Royal Horticultural Society states that slightly alkaline soils are...
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xylan-degrading, endospore-forming and motile bacterium from the genus of Lysinibacillus which has been isolated from forest humus from the Gyeryong Mountain...
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are composed primarily of sand. They are so named because their lack of humus gives them a yellow color. The percentage of exposed sand on these dunes...
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other dead plant material, producing humus that is exploited by plants for growth . Geographic subspecies or 'forms' include Ommatoiulus sabulosus aimatopodus...
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organic compounds to be slowly oxidized (lignin-like humus) or to break down into simpler forms (sugars and amino sugars, aliphatic and phenolic organic...
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shade to full sun, in well-draining but moisture retentive soils, rich in humus. Other perennial species grown for their flowers and foliage include: Geranium...
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