Organic matter

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004616",
  "term": "Organic matter",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The organic fraction that includes plant and animal residue at various stages of decomposition, cells and tissues of soil organisms, and substance synthesized by the soil population. Commonly determined as the amount of organic material contained in a soil or water sample.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical composition",
    "biomass",
    "carbonization",
    "organic compounds",
    "phytomass",
    "primary productivity",
    "particulate organic matter",
    "organic carbon",
    "organic nitrogen",
    "dissolved organic matter",
    "soil organic matter",
    "humic substances"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "materia orgánica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/organic-matter/"
}