{"id":1348,"date":"2020-10-14T03:09:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T03:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=1348"},"modified":"2024-01-23T14:43:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T14:43:36","slug":"importance-of-soils","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/importance-of-soils\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of soils"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1348\" class=\"elementor elementor-1348\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a1d223 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a1d223\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-817e085\" 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-soil\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is soil?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1360 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/importance-of-soils\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Importance of soils<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1365 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/soil-profile\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Soil Profile<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1368 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-soil\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of soil<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1387 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/soil-conservation\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Soil Conservation<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1388 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/soil-ecosystems\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Soil Ecosystems<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-1386 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/soil-formation-factors\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Importance (Functions) of Soils<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d535bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d535bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Soils are essential for life, in the sense that they provide the medium for plant growth, habitat for many insects and other organisms, and act as a filtration system for surface water, carbon storage, and maintenance of atmospheric gases. Let us take a closer look at each of these:<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Medium for plant growth:<\/b><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Soils support roots and keep them upright for growth.<\/span><\/li><li>Soils provide plants with essential minerals and nutrients.<\/li><li>Soils provide air for gaseous exchange between roots and the atmosphere.<\/li><li>Soils protect plants from erosion and any other destructive physical, biological, and chemical activity.<\/li><li>Soils hold water (moisture) and maintain adequate aeration.<\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Habitat for many insects and other organisms:<\/b><\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_1426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1426\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1426\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/animals-in-the-soil.jpg\" alt=\"Animals that live in the soil.\" width=\"570\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/animals-in-the-soil.jpg 570w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/animals-in-the-soil-300x136.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Animals that live in the soil.<\/figcaption><\/figure><ul><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Insects and microbes (very tiny single-cell organisms) live in the soils and depend on soils for food and air.<\/span><\/li><li>Soils are homes to a diverse range of organisms such as worms and termites. They provide the needed moisture and air for the breakdown of organic matter. (learn more about soil ecosystem)<\/li><li>They provide a home for many organisms such as insects to lay and hatch eggs and rodents to give birth to new offspring.<\/li><\/ul><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>A filtration system for surface water:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After rainfall and snowmelts, water flows on the earth\u2019s surface to water bodies, but much of it soaks and gets infiltrated into the ground. As it continues its way downwards through the many layers in the ground, it is filtered from dust, chemicals, and other contaminants. That is why aquifers (underground water) are one of the purest sources of water. Filtered water also provides plants with clean, unpolluted water needed for growth.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>Carbon storage and maintenance of atmospheric gases:<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Soils help regulate atmospheric Carbon dioxide by acting as a carbon store. During humification (a process where soil organisms form complex and stable organic matter) some organic matter breakdown does not occur completely, especially in soils like peat, owing to its high acid and water content.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><i>On a global scale, soils contain about twice as much carbon as the atmosphere and about three times as much as vegetation.<\/i><\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This results in the accumulation of organic matter in the soil which is high in carbon content. 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