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What is soil health, how do we measure it, and why the emphasis on soil biology?
Proceedings of the Integrated Crop Management Conference
  • Marshall McDaniel, Iowa State University
Start Date
1-12-2017 12:00 AM
Description

The current interest in soil health is largely due to increased awareness of the importance of soil biology. While there are a variety of biological soil health indices, there is currently no consensus among scientists. The current soil health tests are relatively expensive and show inconsistent results amongst management practices. Further research into calibrating and validating all soil health indicators is needed, especially for biological indicators.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/icm-180809-259
Citation Information
Marshall McDaniel. "What is soil health, how do we measure it, and why the emphasis on soil biology?" (2017)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/marshall-mcdaniel/5/