The term soil health is used to assess the ability of a soil to
Sustain plant and animal productivity and diversity
Maintain or enhance water and air quality
Support human health and habitation
The underlying principle in the use of the term “soil health” is that soil is not just
a growing medium; rather, it is a living, dynamic and ever-so-subtly changing
environment. We can use the human health analogy and categorize a healthy soil as
one
In a state of composite well-being in terms of biological, chemical, and physical
properties