Soil Microbial Biomass: A Crucial Indicator of Soil Health
Surendra Singh Bargali
Abstract
Soil health is fundamental to the sustainability and productivity of agricultural systems, forest ecosystems, and the environment at large. 1,2A number of characteristics need to be evaluated in order to fully comprehend the complex equilibrium present in soil ecosystems.Soil microbial biomass is one important indicator of these parameters. 3The significance of soil microbial biomass and its function as a major indicator of soil
Topics & Concepts
Soil healthPlant scienceBiomass (ecology)Environmental scienceSoil biologySoil ecologySoil microbiologyAgronomySoil waterSoil biodiversitySoil organic matterAgroforestrySoil scienceBiologyBotanySoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics