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State and explain six practices contributing to decrease in decomposition and levels of soil organic matter in Kenyan agricultural lands.

State and explain six practices contributing to decrease in decomposition and levels of soil organic matter in Kenyan agricultural lands.

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Jim
-Repetitive tillage or burning of vegetation, result in a degradation of their micro environments.
-Reduction of soil biota, both in biomass and diversity.
-Where there are no longer organisms to decompose soil organic matter and bind soil particles, the soil structure is damaged easily by rain, wind and sun.
-This can lead to rainwater runoff and soil erosion, removing the potential food for organisms, the organic matter of the topsoil.
-Therefore, soil biota are the most important property of the soil, and “when devoid of its biota, the uppermost layer of earth ceases to be soil
jim items answered the question on April 6, 2018 at 09:11

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