Month: June 2015

Soil Health: Nitrogen-fixing microorganisms

The term “synthesis” as used here refers to the biosynthetic capacity of certain microorganisms to derive metabolic energy by “fixing” atmospheric nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide. In this context we refer to these as “synthetic” microorganisms , and if they should become a pre­ dominant part of the soil microflora, then the soil would be termed […]

Functions of Microorganisms: Putrefaction, Fermentation and Synthesis

Soil microorganisms can be classified into decomposer and synthetic microor­ganisms. The decomposer microorganisms are subdivided into groups that perform oxidative and fermentative decomposition. The fermentative group is further divided into useful fermentation (simply called fermentation) and harmful fermentation (called putrefaction). The synthetic micro­ organisms can be subdivided into groups having the physiological abilities to fix […]