Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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The importance of humus in fertile soil.

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A mixture of gases, minerals, and inorganic and organic material is known as soil. It is a major ingredient that helps plants to live. Soil holds all these materials that provide all the required components for a plant to grow and sustain life. The external factors, such as the availability of sunlight and water, also affect the growth of a plant.

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