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Humus of Virgin and Cultivated Soils

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Soil Components

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The manifold importance of organic matter in soil formation and soil fertility has been demonstrated by the experience of agriculture over many centuries and by numerous investigations, in which the role of organic matter in soil processes (weathering, soil profile formation, soil structure formation, etc.) as well as in supplying plants with nutrients and biologically active substances has been elucidated.

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Kononova, M.M. (1975). Humus of Virgin and Cultivated Soils. In: Gieseking, J.E. (eds) Soil Components. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65915-7_8

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