Soil is a dynamic and living resource whose condition is vital to both the production of food
and fibre and to global balance and ecosystem function. Soil quality is the capacity of soil to …

Soil quality is the competence of soil to perform necessary functions that are able to maintain
animal and plant productivity of the soil. Soil consists of various physical, chemical, and …

Soil quality is important because of the unique role soil plays in the human environment.
From foundations for buildings to contamination buffers and a water regulator to a medium …

Soil quality is the edaphic capacity to function within ecosystem boundaries to sustain
biological productivity, maintain environmental quality and promote plant and animal health …

Increasing population pressure and rapid urbanization have put added pressure on land for
higher food production per unit area for ensuring food security, which has led to intensive …

Soil health is an assessment of ability of a soil to meet its range of ecosystem functions
appropriate to its environment. Soil health is generally used to measure the competence of …

Soil quality represents an integral value of the compositional structures and natural functions
of soil in relation to soil use and environmental conditions on site. Among the indigenous …

Soil ecosystems are incredibly complex with great heterogeneity in physical, chemical and
biological characteristics and are considerably influenced by factors such as geology …

Soil quality is defined as the'continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living system,
within ecosystem and land use boundaries, to sustain biological productivity, promote the …

Soil quality is threatened by the increase in human population and by the fact that most of
the cultivable land is intensively used. The initial interest in this topic focused on defining soil …