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Agriculture · Q38

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 38

Q38

Humus forming fungi includes which genera

A.
Trichoderma
B.
Alternaria
C.
Aspergillus
D.
Both B and C
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter by the act of micro-organisms i.e. bacteria and fungi. It is rich in nutrients and retains moisture in the soil.
Organic matter is humified by a combination of saprotrophic fungi, like Alternaria and Aspergillus. Whereas Trichoderma strains are used for biological control of plant disease.