Organic matter, combined with gloma

Organic matter, combined with glomalin , a secretion from mycorrhizal fungi, is the glue that holds soil in place so it doesn’t wash or blow away . Once the mycorrhizi are killed or inhibited and the carbon (soil organicmatter) is mined out of the soil, fertilizer can supply some essential elements, but not micronutrients or the water and air-holding capacity that are crucial for productive agriculture.