A REVIEW ON THE QUALITY OF SOIL

Abstract

From the plot to national scales, sampling and interpretation or visual inspection of soil to determine its condition and usage potential is commonly performed. However, owing to the variability and site-specificity of soils, the residual impact of prior land use, and trade-offs between environmental resources, the option of relevant soil characteristics and analysis of calculations are not clear. Here, in terms of description, evaluation methods, and indicator collection and analysis, designers study soil quality and related principles. The current research describes the most commonly used measures of soil quality for land use in agriculture. The current study finds that explicit soil quality tests have rarely been carried out in relation to particular soil hazards, soil functions and ecosystem resources, and few methods provide simple interpretation schemes of assessed indicator values. This restricts their implementation and also strategy by land managers. The current study also takes into account innovative metrics that resolve currently overlooked soil properties and processes, and lists critical steps in the creation of a scientifically sound soil quality evaluation method that promotes management and policy judgments that account for soil multifunctionality. This involves the engagement to a far greater extent of the relevant players, partners and end-users than has been practised to date.