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Interaction between plants and soil is considered. It is shown that ro
ot exudates of plants accelerate transformation of soil nutrients. Act
ivities of extracellular enzymes within the rhizosphere depend not onl
y on the rate of root exudates, but also on the organic products appli
ed to soil. Nitrogen of root exudates was found in all fractions of or
ganic matter and microbial biomass.