SIGNIFICANCE OF HARVEST RESIDUES IN SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF ARABLE LAND I. DECOMPOSITION OF HARVEST RESIDUES
Harvest residues are parts of cultivated plants that remain on the plot after harvest or grazing. Decomposition of plant residues by microorganisms involves two simultaneous processes: mineralization and humification of carbon compounds. Decomposition processes depend on the type of plant residues, edaphic factors and residue management factors. Ed...
By NOVO PRŽULJ, VESNA TUNGUZ