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Soil not only supplied (A)but also harbo...

Soil not only supplied (A)____but also harbours(B)_____, other microbes, holds water, supplies air to the roots and acts a (C)____ that stabilises the plant.

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A-mineral
B-nitrogen fixing bacteria
C-Matrix
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