Role of Microbes in Soil Formation and Aggregation
Soumyabrata Chakraborty*
Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur (741252), Nadia, West Bengal, India
Niharendu Saha
Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur (741252), Nadia, West Bengal, India
Satadeep Singha Roy
Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur (741252), Nadia, West Bengal, India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Microbes, Soil formation, Glomalin content, Bed rock
Abstract
The diversity of microbes in soil is enormous and they drive many soil services. Soil formation is the result of a complex network of biological as well as chemical and physical processes. Mainly the role of soil microbes is of high interest in this respect, as they are responsible for most transformations and drive the development of stable and labile carbon and nutrient pools in soil, which facilitate the basis for the subsequent establishment of plant communities. Microbes play in various aggregates, increases pore space, increase glomalin content, influence bed rock formation.
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Swaby, R.J., 2007. The relationship between micro-organisms and soil aggregation microbiology. Journal of Microbiology 3(2), 236-254.