Quantitative indicators of soil quality: A minimum data set

Methods for Assessing Soil Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 25-37

  Doran, John W ^a   Parkin, Timothy B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological soil attributes; Minimum data set; Quantitative assessment; Quantitative indicator; Soil health; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85104282856     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub49.c2     Document Type: Chapter

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