Soil health assessments: how and why?. Issue 2 (21st March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Karlen, Douglas L.; Obrycki, John F.
• Is Part Of: Crops and soils magazine. Volume 52:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 22
• Page End: 57
• Publication Date: 2019-03-21
• Subjects: Crops -- Periodicals; Soils -- Periodicals; Crops and soils -- Periodicals; Crops -- United States -- Periodicals; Soils -- United States -- Periodicals; Crops; Soils; Crops and soils; United States; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 633
• DOI: 10.2134/cs2019.52.0210
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0162-5098

Abstract

Abstract : The information presented in this article comes from an on‐farm soil health assessment study in central Iowa. Researchers utilized available farm management records to design a sampling strategy that represented the predominant soil map units and provided soil that was analyzed for biological, chemical, and physical indicators of soil health. Earn 1 CEU in Soil & Water Management by reading this article and taking the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/627 .