Given below are two statements.
Statement I: Humus is colloidal in nature and serves as a reservoir of nutrients.
Statement II: Humus is highly resistant to microbial action and undergoes decomposition at an extremely slow rate.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Both statement I and statement II are incorrect.

Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Both statement I and statement II are correct

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Humus is a dark coloured amorphous substance that is highly resistant to microbial action and undergoes decomposition at an extremely slow rate. Being colloidal in nature it serves as a reservoir of nutrients. The humus is further degraded by some microbes and release of inorganic nutrients occur by the process known as mineralisation.

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