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THE turn-over of soil organic matter is a much-discussed problem in pedology. Although much has been written about the rate of breakdown of soil organic matter in mull and mor (for references see ref.

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Soil organic matter is composed of soil microbes including ... fresh plant residues to highly decomposed material known as humus. SOM is made of organic compounds that are highly enriched in ...

CEC is the ability of soil to hold and exchange cations (positively charged nutrients). Higher CEC means better nutrient ...