Soil health concept and modern soil health indicators

Abstract

The review discusses the microbiological aspect of the concept of soil health. The concept of «Soil health» is an integral part of the concept of «One health». In 2004, at the conference «One World, One Health», the links between people, animals and the environment in the dynamics of diseases were emphasized.The paper describes methods for assessing soil fertility by integral and individual indicators of soil health and the corresponding assessment scales. Modern, proven soil health tests are considered and described. Technical regulations for standardization of soil health indicators are given.