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while a small proportion of the original carbon is retained in the soil through the formation of humus, a product that often gives carbon-rich soils their characteristic dark color (Fig.

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HUMUS decomposition under bare fallow has now been measured during five successive wet and dry seasons. Soil samples were taken periodically (about once a week during the wet season) and put in ...

Because of this, it only makes sense to provide your plants with the best soil if you want to grow a juicy tomato with a rich flavor! For a flavorful tomato, you will need loamy, humus-rich soil.

Soil organisms, like earthworms ... resulting in a layer of decaying leaves giving a rich humus. The deep roots of these trees reached down to the 'B' horizon, unlike with coniferous trees ...