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Agriculture · Q467

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 467

Q467

The amount of organic matter by weight in organic soil is

A.
> 20%
Answer
B.
> 15%
C.
> 10%
D.
> 5 %

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The amount of organic matter by weight in organic soil is more than 20%.
Organic matter of soil is the organic component of the soil, consisting of plant and animal detritus at various stages of decomposition, cells and tissues of soil microbes and substances that soil microbes synthesize.