Soil health – It's not all biology

M. S. Coyne; E. M. Pena-Yewtukhiw; J. H. Grove; A. C. Sant'Anna; D. Mata-Padrino

doi:10.1016/j.soisec.2022.100051

Soil health – It's not all biology

M. S. Coyne, E. M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, J. H. Grove, A. C. Sant'Anna, D. Mata-Padrino

Plant and Soil Sciences

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Article number	100051
Journal	Soil Security
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soisec.2022.100051
State	Published - Mar 2022

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Keywords

Nutrient cycling
Physico-chemical properties
Soil and ecosystem functioning
Soil capability and quality

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Soil Science
Earth-Surface Processes

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