Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management

Decomposition

• It is the decaying or rottening of organic materials by various groups of microorganisms and enzymes and converted in to simple inorganic elements or compounds. It helps to improve softness of the materials for further mineralization process. It is basically a burning or oxidation process.
• Two types of decomposition

  1. Aerobic decomposition- oxygen is required
  2. Anaerobic decomposition- oxygen is not required.