Managing Soil Biota-Mediated Decomposition and Nutrient Mineralization in Sustainable Agroecosystems

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Extracellular enzymes are responsible for hydrolysing organic compounds in soil pore water, for example, (a) myo-inositol hydrolysis by phosphatase releases and scyllo-inosose, (b) phytosulfokine hydrolysis by sulfatase releases and a derivative of phytosulfokine, and (c) urea hydrolysis by urease releases carbon dioxide and ammonia, which is converted to in the presence of water.

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