Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> What would happen if microbes in the soil get destroyed?

Answer 1

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> If microbes present in soil are destroyed, its effect can be irreversible. These microbes play important roles like:

i) Fixing atmospheric nitrogen to enrich the fertility of the soil.
ii) Decomposition of dead plants and animals and their conversion into humus
iii) Being a part of several biogeochemical cycles which would not take place in their absence.