Decomposition Of Organic Matter In Soil
Decomposition Of Organic Matter In Soil . The organic matter added was in the form of fresh cuttings of two salt tolerant harbaceous plants namelydiplachne fusca (kallar grass) andsesbania aculeata (dhancha). The organic materials (plant and animal residues) incorporated in the soil is attacked by a variety of microbes, worms, and insects in the soil if the soil is moist. Francesca Cotrufo Homepage Natural Resource Ecology from www.nrel.colostate.edu Aerobic decomposition of organic matter: The organic materials (plant and animal residues) incorporated in the soil is attacked by a variety of microbes, worms, and insects in the soil if the soil is moist. Decomposition is a biological process thatincludes the physical breakdown and biochemical transformation of complexorganic molecules of dead material into simpler organic and inorganic molecules(juma, 1998).