Soil health is the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that
sustains plants, animals and humans, and connects agricultural and soil science to policy …

Sampling and analysis or visual examination of soil to assess its status and use potential is
widely practiced from plot to national scales. However, the choice of relevant soil attributes …

Capturing the complexity of soil life for soil quality assessments is one of the most
challenging paradoxes of contemporary soil science. Soil biota perform a plethora of …

In this paper we present effects of four paired agricultural management practices (organic
matter (OM) addition versus no organic matter input, no-tillage (NT) versus conventional …

The wellbeing of soils is crucial for securing food production worldwide. The soil health (SH)
concept has been introduced due to an evolving understanding that soil is not just a growing …

Slope gradient and land use change are known to influence soil quality and the assessment
of soil quality is important in determining sustainable land-use and soil-management …

Understanding the effects of external organic and inorganic components on soil fertility and
quality is essential for improving low-yielding soils. We conducted a field study over two …

Continuous rice-wheat (RW) rotation with conventional agronomic practices has resulted in
declining factor productivity and degrading soil resources. A farmer's participatory research …

Objective The objectives of this study are to determine appropriate indicators, the most
appropriate scoring function (linear or non-linear) and integrating procedure (additive and …

Increasing demand for biofuel has intensified land-use change (LUC) for sugarcane
(Saccharum officinarum) expansion in Brazil. Assessments of soil quality (SQ) response to …