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.
Soumyabrata Chakraborty*
Dept. of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur (741252), Nadia, West Bengal, India
Niharendu Saha
Satadeep Singha Roy
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