Because of a nutrient-rich resource, soil is a hub of versatile
microbiological activities that are indispensable to maintain
its fertility and plant productivity by facilitating therein
decomposition, mineralization, fixation and immobilization
of nutrients and consequently, their recycling. In addition, soil microbes by their inherent beneficial as well as antagonistic activities sustain the soil ecosystem by
supporting/promoting/opposing or inhibiting different biotic
and abiotic processes.