Take place through to stages namely mineralization and humification mineralization is the biological and chemical breakdown of dead plant tissue by soil micro-organisms to produce simple soluble organic substances. This is the initial stage of decomposition.
Humification is the second stage of decomposition where the dead plant material which had been mineralized are regrouped into large molecules to form humus.
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