1. OSU Extension Catalog
Peer reviewed (Orange level)

Soil Organic Matter as a Soil Health Indicator: Sampling, Testing and Interpretation

Dan M. Sullivan, Amber Moore and Linda Brewer
EM 9251 | Published August 2019, Reviewed 2023

Summary

Testing for soil organic matter helps you monitor soil health over time. Good soil management practices can improve soil organic matter in three to five years.

About the authors

Dan M. Sullivan
Professor Emeritus, Department of Crop and Soil Science (Retired)
Amber Moore
Soil Fertility
Linda Brewer
Senior Faculty Research Assistant II, Department of Horticulture

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