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Understanding principles and processes of soil’s life support systems is an important pre-requisite to our ability to produce food, feed, and fiber for the world population, and to preserve a healthy status of global environment. Because the problem of soil degradation is very complex, it is important that we approach the issue in a systematic and logical manner. Some important issues to be addressed as researchable priorities are discussed in the following sections.
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Lal, R., Stewart, B.A. (1990). Need for Action: Research and Development Priorities. In: Lal, R., Stewart, B.A. (eds) Advances in Soil Science. Advances in Soil Science, vol 11. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3322-0_9
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