Accumulation of the soil organic matter fraction that becomes decomposable through drying. 1. Main soil properties affecting the accumulation of this fraction
Yoshida, T.; Kai, H.; Harada, T., 1972: Accumulation of the soil organic matter fraction that becomes decomposable through drying. 1. Main soil properties affecting the accumulation of this fraction. Science Bulletin of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University 26(1-4): 67-84
The flush of decomposition of soil organic matter which results from drying a soil and re-wetting is important for its effect on the CO2 concentration of the atmosphere surrounding crops and its consequent effect on photosynthesis and crop yields. The accumulation of the organic matter fraction that becomes decomposable as a result of drying (OMD) was correlated with the contents of C and exchangeable N in the soils.