On-farm assessment of soil quality and health

Methods for Assessing Soil Quality

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 83-105

  Sarrantonio, Marianne ^a   Doran, John W ^b   Liebig, Mark A ^b   Halvorson, Jonathan J ^c  

^a SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical conductivity; Field variability; On farm soil health test; Soil bulk density; Soil health; Soil quality; Soil respiration; Water status adjustment

Indexed keywords

EID: 85104308046     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaspecpub49.c5     Document Type: Chapter

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