Definition of Humus. Meaning of Humus. Synonyms of Humus

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Definition of Humus

Humus
Humus Hu"mus, n. [L., the earth, ground, soil.] That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils. --Graham.

Meaning of Humus from wikipedia

- In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter. It is a kind of soil...
- deciduous forests. Moder is a kind of humus whose properties are the transition between mor humus and mull humus types. Moders are similar to mors as they...
- Humus is a psychedelic band from Mexico that has been active since the late 1980s. Humus was founded in 1987 by Jorge Beltran as a one man band, where...
- Mor humus is a form of forest floor humus occurring mostly in coniferous forests. Mor humus consists of evergreen needles and woody debris that litter...
- The term humus form is not the same as the term humus. Forest humus form describes the various arrangement of organic and mineral horizons at the top of...
- Humus Sapien (Sonny Baredo) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared as Humus Sapiens...
- Humus is a Canadian do****entary film, directed by Carole Poliquin and released in 2022. The film centres on Mélina Plante and François D'Aoust, a farming...
- capacity of humus to retain water once water-soaked, its high hydrophobicity decreases its wettability once dry. All in all, small amounts of humus may remarkably...
- nutrients to crops as fertilizer, acting as a soil conditioner, increasing the humus or humic acid contents of the soil, and introducing beneficial microbes...
- called "loam". Loam soils generally contain more nutrients, moisture, and humus than sandy soils, have better drainage and infiltration of water and air...