Publication Date: August 2023 | Publication Number: AZ2059-2023 |
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Improving soil health is gaining significant attention as we are facing extreme climatic adversities along with water scarcity, especially in the desert Southwest. Healthy soils are more resilient to biotic and abiotic stresses. There are several soil health indicators that are recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), but to manage desert soils, we need to know how best to assess soil health in a desert ecosystem. Therefore, a pilot study was designed to identify soil health indicators that are contributing to ‘soil health’ in the desert ecosystems of Arizona.