Earthworms are vital for soil health. They improve soil structure, aeration, and drainage, and their castings are rich in nutrients, thus increasing soil fertility. Therefore, they enhance, not reduce, soil fertility.
Assertion (A) : The earthworms reduce the fertility of the soil. Reason (R) : They make the soil soft and porous.
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