Being colloidal in nature it serves as a reservoir of nutrients. The humus is further degraded by some microbes and release of inorganic nutrients occur by the process known as mineralisation.
Assertion (A): Mineralisation is the final step in making nutrients available to plants. Reason (R): Mineralisation produces more humus that enriches the soil organic matter content.
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