Soil health – It's not all biology

Soil Security

E.M. Pena-Yewtukhiw¹  D. Mata-Padrino²  J.H. Grove²  A.C. Sant'Anna³  M.S. Coyne³ 

[1]Corresponding author.

[2]Davis College of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA

[3]Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546-0091, USA

关键词: Physico-chemical properties;    Soil capability and quality;    Nutrient cycling;    Soil and ecosystem functioning;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Soil Health research tends to bias to a biology/microbiology emphasis. We believe this bias neglects important physical and chemical interactions in soil that are crucial to soil function. We offer several examples illustrating this bias, and how it may misrepresent management practices that have the greatest influence on Soil Health. Four suggestions are given as approaches to mitigate this bias. By appreciating soil structure as a foundation for Soil Health and its microbial community, we believe better recommendations can be made to assist the farm community in its stewardship of soil as a critical natural resource.

【 授权许可】

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