Soil Quality Research & Extension Program
The OSU South Centers at Piketon

  

Soil Quality Research Team
 Rafiq Islam, Ph.D.
        Soil & Water Specialist
 
 
 Brad Bapst, Res. Asst.                   
 Wayne Lewis, Facility Oper. Coord.
 Lynn Miller, Res. Asst.

 

 Kelly Roberts, Undergrad. Res. Asst.
 Tom Brower, Undergrad. Res. Asst.
 Chris Brust, Undergrad. Res. Asst.  
 

 

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    IDENTIFICATION OF CORE SOIL QUALITY INDICATOR PROPERTIES
STANDARDIZED MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS
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    SOIL QUALITY INDEX (SQI)
INTEGRATION OF SOIL PROPERTIES USING “HIGHER VALUES ARE BETTER INDICATORS” OF SOIL CONCEPT
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    SOIL ACTIVE ORGANIC MATTER
0.02 KMnO4 OXIDATION
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    DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMPLE SOIL QUALITY TEST
LABORATORY TEST
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    DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMPLE SOIL QUALITY FIELD TEST
 
COLOR CHART
 
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    LONG-TERM ON-FARM RESEARCH AND EXTENSION TRIALS ON SOIL QUALITY
AT VANMETER RESEARCH FARM & FARMERS FIELD