Abstract:Soil organic matter is a very important component of soil that supports the sustainability and quality in all ecosystems, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. A comparison study was carried out to verify when the artificial neural network (ANN) and multiple linear regression (MLR) models are appropriate for the prediction of soil organic matter (SOM) and particulate organic matter (POM). Discussions of advantages and disadvantages are given for both methods. Three different sets of easily available proper… Show more
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