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...

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...

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...

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...

properties to which pH contributes (e.g. nutrient status, metal toxicity, humus form). According to the various physiological and behavioural adaptations of...

the form of complex molecular assemblages collectively called humus. Humus is never pure in the soil, because it reacts with metals and clays to form complexes...

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...

Bandyopadhyaya, Ipsa & Marchetti, Valérie (2002). "Interaction between humus form and herbicide toxicity to Collembola (Hexapoda)" (PDF). Applied Soil Ecology...

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...

in nutrients and humus and difficult to cultivate because of its low water holding capacity.[citation needed] Laterite soils are formed from chemical decomposition...

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...

litter formed by undecomposed vegetable matter; underneath is humus which is the product of decomposed vegetable matter. Between litter and humus is a partially...

nutrients to crops as fertilizer, acting as a soil conditioner, increasing the humus or humic acid contents of the soil, and introducing beneficial microbes...

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...

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:...

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:...

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;...

weathering. They also leave behind organic residues which contribute to humus formation. Plant roots with their symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi are also able...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

soils form underneath coniferous forests, the fact that pine trees are evergreen causes a very thin litter layer inhibiting the production of humus. As...

and acid to moderately alkaline, with preferably a plentiful amount of humus. The Royal Horticultural Society states that slightly alkaline soils are...

xylan-degrading, endospore-forming and motile bacterium from the genus of Lysinibacillus which has been isolated from forest humus from the Gyeryong Mountain...

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...

other dead plant material, producing humus that is exploited by plants for growth . Geographic subspecies or 'forms' include Ommatoiulus sabulosus aimatopodus...

organic compounds to be slowly oxidized (lignin-like humus) or to break down into simpler forms (sugars and amino sugars, aliphatic and phenolic organic...

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...