Farmer-based assessment of soil quality: A soil health scorecard

Methods for Assessing Soil Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 39-60

  Romig, Douglas E ^a   Garlynd, M Jason ^a   Harris, Robin F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Extension agent; Farmer knowledge; Farmer based assessment; Field tool; Indicator property; Interview method; Scorecard pretest; Soil health scorecard; Soil quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 85104305589     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub49.c3     Document Type: Chapter

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