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Laboratory Soil Handling Affects CO Respiration, Amino-N and Water Stable Aggregate Results

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  • William F Brinton

    (Woods End Soil Laboratory, USA)

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Laboratory analysis of soil traits associated with soil quality or soil health has gained popularity very recently reflecting a trend begun over a half-century ago scrutinizing farming systems for potentially deleterious soil effects. This renewed focus has brought into the forefront concerns about how laboratory soil handling may influence the observed traits. We find evidence in the literature that many but not all these concerns were addressed decades ago before the topic became of widespread interest but also before the soil testing industry modernized to high-throughput methods of soil homogenization not designed for soil quality investigations. Consequently, we find it necessary to retrace some steps in order to better characterize artifacts that may hamper objective evaluation of soil responses associated with soil health before conclusions of management effects of farming systems are drawn.

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  • William F Brinton, 2020. "Laboratory Soil Handling Affects CO Respiration, Amino-N and Water Stable Aggregate Results," Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 24(2), pages 53-62, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:artoaj:v:24:y:2020:i:2:p:53-62
    DOI: 10.19080/ARTOAJ.2020.24.556262
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    1. William F Brinton, 2020. "Phospholipid Fatty Acid (PLFA) Analysis A Robust Indicator for Soil Health?," Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 24(4), pages 159-161, July.

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