Impacts of soil-improving cropping systems on physical soil quality KU Leuven
There is concern that the current intensive agricultural practices pose a threat to agricultural soils, leading to degradation of the physical quality. The most important indicator is the soil structure which is defined as the way the different soil particles are arranged in aggregates differing in their shape, size, stability, and degree of adhesion. This soil property is recognised as one important control of many biological and ...