Multiple choice

What is the name of the process of decomposition by which water soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts?

  1. Humification

  2. Mineralisation

  3. Catabolism

  4. Leaching

  5. Fragmentation

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Leaching is the process by which water soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts.