Soil organic matter

URI: https://soilwise-he.github.io/soil-health#SoilOrganicMatter

Definition

The sum of all dead organic components at various stages of decomposition in a soil, which are made from basic elements including carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen and an array of attached cations and ions.

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benefitsFrom

GAEC 6 'Maintain soil organic matter through appropriate practices'

hasAbbreviation

SOM

isBeneficialFor

food security

isIncludedIn

soil layers

isMadeFrom

animal residues

isMadeFrom

oxygen

isMadeFrom

hydrogen

isMadeFrom

plant residues

isMadeFrom

carbon

isMadeFrom

microbial biomass

isMadeFrom

nitrogen

source

Stolte2016

source

Feller2012

source

Korschens2005

related

decomposition

related

soil productivity

related

dead organic components

related

mineralisation