Question

What are the factors affecting organic matter levels in soil? How this level of organic matter can be increased?

Answer 1

1 climate
2 natural vegetation
3 cropping
4 rotation of plants
5 drainage

Answer 2

The factors affecting organic matter levels in soil and How this level of organic matter can be increased are as follows:

• The rate of decomposition of organic matter is affected by a number of factors. These include type of substrate quality, soil and climate.
• More complex compounds are more slowly decompose than simple compounds.
• There are some factors that can increase the level of organic matter. They are soil texture, temperature, biomass production, sanity and acidity and soil moisture.