T Yang, KHM Siddique, K Liu - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil health is defined as the capacity of soil to function, within ecosystem boundaries, to sustain crop and animal productivities, maintain or enhance environmental sustainability …
EC Brevik, L Slaughter, BR Singh… - Air, Soil and Water …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Soil influences human health in a variety of ways, with human health being linked to the health of the soil. Historically, emphasis has been placed on the negative impacts that soils …
Increases in human populations and the emerging challenges of climate change mean that the world's agricultural systems will need to produce more food in an environment that is …
Heavy metal pollution is a global issue due to health risks associated with metal contamination. Although many metals are essential for life, they can be harmful to man …
Plant diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens have been recognized as a critical factor worldwide for plant health and productivity overall in intensive cropping systems …
F Gil-Sotres, C Trasar-Cepeda, MC Leirós… - Soil biology and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Soil biochemical properties are indicators of soil quality, but there is still no consensus as to how they should be used. We review the trends in their use over the last decade. Generally …
AHC Van Bruggen, AM Semenov - Applied Soil Ecology, 2000 - Elsevier
While soil quality encompasses physical and chemical besides biological characteristics, soil health is primarily an ecological characteristic. Ecosystem health has been defined in …
SK Das, A Varma - Soil enzymology, 2011 - Springer
Soil enzymes are constantly playing vital roles for the maintenance of soil ecology and soil health. These enzymatic activities in the soil are mainly of microbial origin, being derived …