Global interest in soil health has increased exponentially during the past decade, with many
different government, non-government, and private sector groups striving to develop …

The concept of soil quality gives rise to more controversy than that of water or air quality.
However, despite the difficulty in providing a definition, the maintenance of soil quality is …

This multi-contributor, international volume synthesizes contributions from the world's
leading soil scientists and ecologists, describing cutting-edge research that provides a basis …

The modern soil health (SH) movement has its roots in the oil embargo of 1973 that spurred
a renewed interest in investigating how the soil microbial population could be used to …

Due to increasing land-use pressures, soil-quality assessment is in growing demand, thus a
standard set of procedures to assign a soil quality index (SQI) would be beneficial. In this …

Do extended crop rotations that include forages improve soil quality and are they profitable?
Our objectives were to determine (i) how crop rotation affected soil quality indicators,(ii) if …

The Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF) was developed to assess
conservation effects on soil, and uses multiple soil quality indicator measurements to …

The Great Plains region of the United States is an area of widespread dryland crop
production, with wheat being the dominant crop. Precipitation in the region ranges from 300 …

Soil quality is influenced by inherent and anthropogenic factors. This study was conducted to
provide multiple groups guidance on how to achieve and maintain improved soil …

Core Ideas Soil C and N measures are an integral component to soil health assessment.
Active C and N were not sensitive to tillage and cropping intensity. We propose 7 criteria that …