​Soil Health Assessment and Management Framework

Soils deliver valuable ecosystem services, such as the release of nutrients from soil organic matter, water storage and transfer (Tahat et al., 2020), water and air quality (Doran and Zeiss, 2000), food security (Lal and Stewart, 2010), cultural heritage, etc. Hence, it is vital to the environment a...

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Main Authors: Desta, Gizaw, Agegnehu, Getachew, Patil, Mukund, Choudhari, Pushpajeet L., Legesse, Gizachew, Desalegn, Henok, Botoman, Lester
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Language:Inglés
Published: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179355
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author Desta, Gizaw
Agegnehu, Getachew
Patil, Mukund
Choudhari, Pushpajeet L.
Legesse, Gizachew
Desalegn, Henok
Botoman, Lester
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Botoman, Lester
Choudhari, Pushpajeet L.
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Desta, Gizaw
Legesse, Gizachew
Patil, Mukund
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description Soils deliver valuable ecosystem services, such as the release of nutrients from soil organic matter, water storage and transfer (Tahat et al., 2020), water and air quality (Doran and Zeiss, 2000), food security (Lal and Stewart, 2010), cultural heritage, etc. Hence, it is vital to the environment and society that soil functions and its quality are maintained (Blum, 2005). Soil quality and soil health are often used interchangeably, but generally refer to the same concept (Bünemann et al., 2018), i.e., a soil's capacity to function as a dynamic living ecosystem to sustain plant and animal health and environmental quality. Although both terms address the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of soil, soil health is a broader, more holistic concept that encompasses the long-term sustainability and vitality of the soil as a living system, while soil quality sometimes focuses on more specific, land-use-dependent functions and attributes.
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spelling CGSpace1793552026-01-03T02:15:05Z ​Soil Health Assessment and Management Framework Desta, Gizaw Agegnehu, Getachew Patil, Mukund Choudhari, Pushpajeet L. Legesse, Gizachew Desalegn, Henok Botoman, Lester soil health soil conservation landscape sustainable agriculture soil health management Soils deliver valuable ecosystem services, such as the release of nutrients from soil organic matter, water storage and transfer (Tahat et al., 2020), water and air quality (Doran and Zeiss, 2000), food security (Lal and Stewart, 2010), cultural heritage, etc. Hence, it is vital to the environment and society that soil functions and its quality are maintained (Blum, 2005). Soil quality and soil health are often used interchangeably, but generally refer to the same concept (Bünemann et al., 2018), i.e., a soil's capacity to function as a dynamic living ecosystem to sustain plant and animal health and environmental quality. Although both terms address the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of soil, soil health is a broader, more holistic concept that encompasses the long-term sustainability and vitality of the soil as a living system, while soil quality sometimes focuses on more specific, land-use-dependent functions and attributes. 2025-12-23 2026-01-02T07:52:47Z 2026-01-02T07:52:47Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179355 en Open Access application/pdf International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics Desta, Gizaw; Desalegn, Henok; Legesse, Gizachew; Agegnehu, Getachew; Botoman, Lester; Patil, Mukund; Choudhari, & Pushpajeet L. 2025. Soil Health Assessment and Management Framework. Patancheru, India: ICRISAT.
spellingShingle soil health
soil conservation
landscape
sustainable agriculture
soil health management
Desta, Gizaw
Agegnehu, Getachew
Patil, Mukund
Choudhari, Pushpajeet L.
Legesse, Gizachew
Desalegn, Henok
Botoman, Lester
​Soil Health Assessment and Management Framework
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title_short ​Soil Health Assessment and Management Framework
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soil conservation
landscape
sustainable agriculture
soil health management
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