What is leaching ?

What is leaching ?
  1. The accumulation of a dark coloured amorphous substance
  2. The release of inorganic nutrients
  3. The process by which water:soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil horizon
  4. The process of breaking down detritus into inorganic substances

Solution

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

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