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Release of inorganic nutrients from humus by microbes is called:

AHumification
BFragmentation
CLeaching salts
DMineralisation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Mineralisation
1. Humus is a slow-decomposing nutrient reservoir. 2. Its further breakdown is mineralisation. 3. Decomposition largely needs oxygen. _Source: syllabus Biology, Chapter 14, Ecosystem._
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