SOIL HEALTH
The Soil Engineer – the Earthworm
AGROECOLOGY GREECE – Technical Report
How to enhance soil organic matter and how to maintain it
Soil organic matter is the result of the decomposition of plant and animal residues by microorganisms and consists of carbon-based compounds in the soil. During the process of organic matter formation by soil microorganisms, nutrients that can be absorbed by plants are released into the soil. It plays a particularly important role in the supply of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and iron.
Chemical or Organic Fertilizers? ...and the debate continues!
Ask a farmer what they would prefer: a chemical or an organic fertilizer?
The answers vary and for different reasons each time. However, if we could ask the same question to a plant, the answer would probably take longer to be given, because plants truly cannot distinguish between the two categories of fertilizers.