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Leaching involves the removal of water-soluble inorganic nutrients, which move downward in the soil and sometimes become unavailable to plants.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 12: Ecosystem Decomposition - Process and Factors
Leaching is the process by which water-soluble inorganic nutrients dissolve and percolate into the soil.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 12: Ecosystem Decomposition - Process and Factors
Leaching is the physical removal of water-soluble substances from fresh litter or soil organic matter. Rain or flowing water dissolves sugars, amino acids, tannins, mineral ions, and dissolved organic carbon and transports them into deeper soil horizons or aquatic systems. It can cause rapid initial mass loss without requiring enzymatic digestion. Leaching may also alter subsequent microbial activity by removing labile substrates or inhibitory compounds, so its effect on later decomposition depends on which solutes are exported. Mass loss alone cannot identify mechanism, because leaching, frag
Ref: Fundamentals of Ecology, Odum & Barrett, 5th Ed., Ch. 3
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