7.0 Beneficial Effects of Soil Organisms 7.1 Organic matter decomposition 7.2 Breakdown of toxic compounds 7.3 Inorganic transformations Mineralization of N, S, and P and other essential mineral nutrients (releases nutrients in plant-available forms) 7.4 Nitrogen fixation 7.5 Plant protection Beneficial organisms colonize plant-soil and plant-air interfaces and prevent attack of the plant by pathogens.
(7.5 Plant protection Beneficial organisms; prevent; attack of the plant by pathogens)
7.5 Plant protection Beneficial organisms
prevent
attack of the plant by pathogens