Suri Vidyasagar College, Birbhum, West Bengal
The soil microarthropods play an indispensable, if limited, role in humus formation. Their Chief contribution would seem to be indirect and to the extent to which microbial activity is enhanced by fragmentation of plant residues. The mixture of organic with mineral matter and translocation of micro-organism are also important.
Microarthropods, soil humus formation
