The Effect of Decomposing Organic Matter on Zinc Level in Soil and Plants

That proportion of the total zinc (Zn) in the soil that is available to plants is variable, and little is known about the various forms of Zn or even the extent to which it occurs. Because of the complexity of the problem, most workers have approached the problem of availability of Zn to plants from the opposite point of view, that is, the forms in which the added or available Zn becomes unavailable