soil microbe

collocation in English

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soil
noun
uk
/sɔɪl/us
/sɔɪl/
the material on the surface of the ground in which ...
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microbe
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmaɪ.krəʊb/us
/ˈmaɪ.kroʊb/
a very small living thing, especially one that causes disease, that can only be seen with ...
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(Definition ofsoilandmicrobefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Furthermore, low soil water andsoilmicrobeactivity could hinder absorption and transport of mineral nutrients or compounds, such as glycinebetaine, which are administered in minute quantities.
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However, other studies have shown that soil microbes have no effect on rendering impermeable seeds permeable.
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The build-up of antagonistic soil microbes, with fluorescent pseudomonads specifically implicated worldwide, is associated with take-all decline.
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Tillage breaks aggregates apart making this organic matter available to soil microbes and therefore stimulates the decomposition process.
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There is quite a bit of information on prevention of colonization (attack) of the seed surface by soil microbes.
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Soil microbes produce the red colour that developed in some wells by reduction of an added sodium tetrazolium salt.
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Soil microbes are largely responsible for the transformation of organic matter and the associated mineralization of important nutrients that regulate plant productivity.
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Others are indirect, like the ecosystem services delivered by healthy populations of pollinators, biological control agents, and soil microbes.
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Being totally natural, it is compatible with soil microbes, improves and rhizosphere microflora and hence ensures fertility of the soil.
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Over time, the nutrients fixed by soil microbes and humus are released and available to crops.
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Birds, butterflies, soil microbes, beetles, earthworms, spiders, vegetation, and mammals are particularly affected.
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