ROLE OF SOIL MICROORGANISMS IN NUTRIENT CYCLING AND IMPROVEMENT OF SOIL FERTILITY - A REVIEW

Authors

  • D. Ramprasad Lecturer in Microbiology, Kakatiya Educational Institutions, ECIL, Hyderabad
  • Sreedhar Bhattar Professor in Microbiology, Bhavan’s Vivekanda College, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad – 500094

Keywords:

Microorganism, Nutrients, Bacteria, Fungi, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Humus

Abstract

Soil is very rich source of microorganisms such as Bacteria, Fungi, Algae, Protozoa.  Soil Microorganisms play a very important role in nutrient recycling such as Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium etc. In this review the role of soil Microorganisms in making the nutrients available to plants is discussed.  Other roles of soil Microorganisms include Organic matter decomposition and formation of Humus.

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15-11-2018

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D. Ramprasad, & Sreedhar Bhattar. (2018). ROLE OF SOIL MICROORGANISMS IN NUTRIENT CYCLING AND IMPROVEMENT OF SOIL FERTILITY - A REVIEW. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 4(11). Retrieved from http://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/1679

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Vol. 4 No. 11 (2018): NOVEMBER ISSUE, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH JOURNAL

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