In this article. DMSO, or dimethyl sulfoxide, is a by-product of paper making. It comes from a substance found in wood. DMSO has been used as an industrial solvent since the mid-1800s.MSO is easily absorbed by the skin. It's sometimes used to increase the body's absorption of other medications. DMSO is available without a prescription most often in gel or cream form.
Actual soil fertility is the amount of nutrients and moisture derived from the soil by the plants in a given year.
Key points. 1  Soil fertility depends on three major interacting components: biological, chemical and physical fertility. 2  Soil organisms improve soil fertility by performing a number of functions that are beneficial for plants. This article examines six of these functions. Some management practices may help improve and maintain the biological fertility of soil. Releasing nutrients from organic matter. Soil microorganisms (figure 1) are responsible for most of the nutrient release from organic matter. When microorganisms decompose organic matter, they use the carbon and nutrients in the organic matter for their own growth. They release excess nutrients into the soil where they can be taken up by plants.