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A very important soil physical property, from the point of view of both agricultural production and the protection of water quality, is soil texture. This publication provides information about the connections between soil texture and soil management practices that protect water quality.
Soil quality is the capacity of a specific kind of soil to function to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation. Soil fertility is the ability of a soil to provide the nutrients needed by crop plants to grow.
May 1, 2018 · Soil quality is one of the three components of environmental quality, besides water and air quality (Andrews et al., 2002). Water and air quality are defined mainly by their degree of pollution that impacts directly on human and animal consumption and health, or on natural ecosystems (Carter et al., 1997, Davidson, 2000).
- Else K. Bünemann, Giulia Bongiorno, Giulia Bongiorno, Zhanguo Bai, Rachel E. Creamer, Gerlinde de De...
- 2018
Jul 29, 2015 · Water movement, water quality, land use, and vegetation productivity all have relationships with soil. This article introduces many important soil concepts including development, classification, properties (physical, chemical, and biological), quality, and conservation.
- Jon E. Schoonover, Jackie F. Crim
- Endoaquoll
- 2015
- Mollisol
In a previous article, Introduction to Soils: Soil Quality, we introduce a number of concepts that relate to soil quality or soil health. These include soil texture, soil fertility, soil structure, organic matter, and soil conservation.
Soil quality is defined as the capacity of a soil to function, within natural or managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation (Karlen et al., 1997).
Nov 14, 2024 · Soil quality studies investigate soil use and management, establishing frameworks for action aimed at mitigating soil loss and degradation. The concept of soil quality proposed by Doran and Parkin incorporates a dimension of soil based on functionality, productivity, and the capacity to sustain all forms of life. After two decades, this concept ...
