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Identifying Soil Health Indicators for Central Washington Orchards

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Our group set out to identify a set of soil health indicators that are useful to track in Central Washington orchards. Specifically, we were challenged to track which factors may be limiting to yield and fruit

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What is “soil health,” anyway?

Soil health has become a popular topic in agricultural and environmental sectors over the last decade, and soil scientists around the world have rejoiced that others are recognizing the importance of soils to the systems on which our societies rely.