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The 41 pages that link to Soil organic matter, each with the reason it gives.

• DesertificationRelated: Its decline weakens soil structure, fertility, and water-holding capacity.

• Crop rotationRelated: Different crop residues replenish organic matter at different rates and depths.

• Soil fertilityRelated: It stores nutrients, improves soil structure, and supports nutrient cycling.

• Cover cropRelated: Cover-crop roots and residues can add organic matter as they decompose.

• Soil structureRelated: Organic compounds and residues help bind particles into stable aggregates.

• PedosphereRelated: It connects living biomass to soil structure and nutrient storage.

• Soil moistureRelated: Organic matter can alter aggregation and increase water retention.

• No-till farmingRelated: Residues and reduced disturbance can increase organic matter near the soil surface.

• Soil conservationRelated: Organic matter helps bind soil, improve water infiltration, and support productive soil structure.

• Soil healthRelated: It supports nutrient supply, water retention, aggregation, and microbial activity.

• Conservation agricultureRelated: Residues retained under conservation agriculture can contribute to soil organic matter.

• Soil horizonRelated: Its concentration often varies sharply between surface and subsurface horizons.

• Green manureRelated: Green-manure residues increase the organic material that supports soil structure and fertility.

• Soil scienceRelated: Its formation and decay influence aggregation, fertility, and carbon storage.

• Soil aggregationRelated: Decomposition products and organic compounds help cement particles into stable clusters.

• Soil degradationRelated: Its loss weakens aggregation, nutrient cycling, and water retention.

• Soil amendmentRelated: Organic amendments add material that can improve aggregation and influence nutrient cycling.

• StrawRelated: Straw returned to fields can contribute to soil organic matter over time.

• AlfalfaRelated: Root growth and crop residues can contribute organic matter to alfalfa fields.

• FallowRelated: Plant residues and roots can build organic matter during vegetated fallow.

• Forest soilRelated: Its amount and composition influence forest soil structure, nutrients, and water retention.

• Soil testingRelated: Its measurement helps assess soil condition and nutrient-supplying potential.

• TillageRelated: Mixing residues into soil can alter decomposition and organic-matter levels.

• Soil ecologyRelated: It supplies resources and habitat while shaping soil structure and nutrient availability.

• Soil ecosystemRelated: It supplies energy and nutrients while influencing water retention and soil structure.

• SeedbedRelated: Repeated disturbance during seedbed preparation can accelerate organic matter loss.

• Volcanic soilRelated: It interacts with volcanic minerals and can improve aggregation and nutrient retention.

• Biodynamic agricultureRelated: Biodynamic composting and organic inputs aim to maintain or increase this component of soil fertility.

• Soil chemistryRelated: Its functional groups bind metals, buffer acidity, and retain nutrients.

• EdaphologyRelated: It influences nutrient supply, water retention, and soil structure.

• Plant litterRelated: Some litter-derived material persists in soil after its recognizable structure disappears.

• LoamRelated: It improves aggregation and nutrient supply in loams, but is not required for the textural classification.

• Soil typeRelated: Organic matter changes structure, fertility, and water retention across soil types.

• TilthRelated: Organic matter helps bind aggregates and supports biological activity that improves soil structure.