Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Humus is highly resistant to microbial action.
Statement II : Humus does not undergo further degradation.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect.

Both statement I and statement II are correct.

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.

Humus is indeed highly resistant to microbial action. Humus, being the stable fraction of organic matter in soil, undergoes slow decomposition by microbial and other biological activities.

Humus undergoes further degradation through microbial action, at a slower rate compared to more labile organic matter. Humus is continually transformed and recycled in the soil through microbial processes.

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