Eight (8) factors affecting formation of soil organic matters
Soil organic matter are remains of dead living things that is dead animals and plants. Decaying of dead living things which leads to formation of soil organic matter, is affected by number of factors as we will explain below. Therefore without further a due the following are factors which affect the formation of soil organic matters : Climate: Temperature and rainfall exert a dominant influence on the amounts of nutrients and Organic matter found in soils. Temperature: The Organic Matter content of comparable soils tend to increase if one moves from warmer to cooler areas. The decomposition of Organic matter is accelerated in warm climates as compared to cooler climates. For each 10 C decline in mean annual temperature, the total Organic matter and nutrients increases by two to three times. Rainfall: There is an increase in Organic Matter with an increase in rainfall. Under comparable conditions, the Organic matter increase as the effective moisture beco...