IUSS News

World Soil of the Year

The IUSS has launched an initiative for the annual celebration of a “World Soil of the Year” (WSY).

At present, we are witnessing remarkable success with activities centred around the celebration of the Soil of the Year at the national level in several countries. Building on this momentum, the IUSS envisions the potential to elevate this initiative to a global scale. This would involve the annual selection and celebration of a soil, proposed by an IUSS member and endorsed by a national society. The celebration of the WSY is an implementation of the IUSS Strategic Plan. There is a suggestion that the IUSS could consider the possibility of granting a monetary award to accompany this recognition.

A dedicated task force has been created to facilitate the start of the process, which foresees the participation of IUSS members, working mainly as officers of Commissions and Working Groups of Division 1. This task force, open to other possible interested colleagues of all Divisions, is responsible for refining the procedure and initiating the process, as well as the possible creation of a dedicated Working Group.

We firmly believe that this endeavour has the potential to enhance soil literacy across numerous countries and on a global scale. It also lays the groundwork for compiling a registery of soil heritage, recognizing the inherent natural and cultural values of soils. Furthermore, this initiative could represent a pivotal initial step, opening doors for soil science to integrate with environmental protection activities and projects.

The idea is to annually celebrate a specific soil to increase collective responsibility for soil resources and soil functions, and to increase actions on public soil awareness.

The first WSY has been already selected and will be celebrated during the Centennial Congress in Florence, Italy, next May.

We will keep you updated!

Edoardo A.C. Costantini and Richard Heck

IUSS President and Chair of Division 1

Representative for International Affairs

The Representative for International Affairs will act as focal point of the Society/Academia for the International Affairs, will keep contacts with the IUSS and ease the mutual communication. This would improve the involvement of National and Regional Societies in the life of the IUSS, strengthening the relation between the Full Members and the IUSS, as foreseen in the IUSS Strategic Plan.

The Full Members who have not yet addressed a representative for International Affairs are kindly reminded to do so and give communication the IUSS Secretariat at iuss.secretariat@crea.gov.it

Election of President of the IUSS

Nominations Process for the Position of President

Nominations are to be made by two Nominators who should be accomplished, highly respected senior soil scientists, ideally from two different countries. The Nominators should also supply joint or individual supporting statements in their covering letter(s).

The Nominators together with the Nominee must provide the information in the attached file (President Election Full Info 2024), including an important ‘Statement of Intent’ plus a full CV. All information submitted by the Nominee must also be provided to the Nominators to ensure that they can perform their task effectively.

Full Nomination documentation should be submitted electronically to Prof. Dr. Rainer Horn by 30^th June 2024 (Email: rhorn@soils.uni-kiel.de).

All information in attached file (President Election Full Info 2024).

A copy should also be sent to: Irene Fabbri, IUSS Secretary,

Email: iuss.secretariat@crea.gov.it

Display your materials at the IUSS Centennial 2024

The Centennial is fast approaching. If you are a Full Member and you have something you want to be displayed during the Congress in the IUSS Booth, in Florence, and you like to know more about it, please get in touch with the Secretariat at iuss.secretariat@crea.gov.it

The call for grants will be open until February 15, and starting from February 1, it will be possible to submit your abstract only as a poster. Do not forget to book the excursion of your choice and register your participation to the Centennial Congress.

Centennial Celebration and Congress of the IUSS 100 years of soil science – past achievements and future challenges

Invitation from the organizers: Sara Marinari, Giuseppe Corti, Edoardo A.C. Costantini

“The custodian of soil science will celebrate its centennial contribute to the nature and human wellbeing in 2024.

The event will also empower the linkages with different disciplines, policy makers, stakeholders, institutions, and associations to effectively address civil society needs within agriculture, forestry, environment, urban planning, energy, education, and other societal issues.

The celebration will occur on May 19^th and will be followed by two intense days of congress, with plenary and parallel scientific sessions. Both soil scientists and specialists from other disciplines will participate to each session, focusing on past achievements and future challenges.

The congress will be followed by technical/scientific excursions that will range from short local to long trips, spanning from Alps to Sicily.

A pre-congress visit to Villa Lubin in Rome, the historical place where the IUSS was founded, is scheduled on May 18^th.

Sunday, 19 May 2024 to Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Florence, Italy

Website: https://centennialiuss2024.org/

Download: media/iuss_2024_brochure.pdf

SUITMA upgrades to Commission

In the late summer of 2023, the Working Group (WK) SUITMA (soils of urban, industrial, traffic, mining and military areas), established in 1998 during the 16th WCSS held in Montpellier, thanks to profs. W. Burghardt and J. L. Morel, has applied to become a Commission. This WK has a long and successful history having organized 12 conferences in 11 different countries, 7 symposia during different WCSS, and published a book in 2017, “Soils within cities – Global approaches to their sustainable management”; and several special issues of Journal of Soils and Sediments. The application was successfully approved by the Executive Committee and by the Council as well.

Stimulus fund

3^rd Chilean Meeting of Young Researchers in the Soil Sciences (EJICS) “Highlighting the importance of soils from Patagonia”

Date: April 15^th – 18^th, 2024

Location: Coyhaique, Chilean Patagonia

One of the milestones of this 3^rd EJICS will be the development of the first National Soil Description Competition, which will allow the formation of the first Chilean soil description team to participate in international soil evaluation competitions.

This 3^rd EJICS will address 3 thematic lines: 1. Functions of soils in the ecosystem; 2. Soils and their impact on society; 3. Proposals and challenges for soil science.

Important dates:

Deadline for submit the abstracts: 15 March 2024

Deadline for participate in the National Soil Description Competition: 29 March 2024

Read more: www.ejics.cl

News from national and regional soil science societies

16^th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS 2024)

March 26^th – 29^th, 2024

Thai Nguyen University, Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam.

ESAFS conference is a series of scientific meetings organized every two years to share updated experience and knowledge among soil scientists, particularly within East and Southeast Asia countries. It is also a platform to promote R&D and disseminate the acquired knowledge and technology related to soil sciences. This series of ESAFS’s conference are organized to fulfill part of the above aims, rotates within member countries thus allowing equal participations of local soil scientists and fair site information exchange. ESAFS 2024 is the first time for Vietnam as an organizer.

Malaysian Society of Soil Science

INTERNATIONAL SOIL SCIENCE CONFERENCE 2024

May 14, 2024 – May 16, 2024

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

KUANTAN, PAHANG, MALAYSIA

“Cultivating Earth’s Future: Nurturing Soil Health for Sustainable Agriculture”

The Soil Science Conference is a conference that is conducted annually, where the MSSS is the main organizer, together with selected research institutions or universities as the co–organizers. It serves as a significant platform for researchers, scientists, academicians, practitioners, and industry experts from around the globe to convene and deliberate on the latest advancements, challenges, and opportunities in the realm of soil science. This conference will foster interdisciplinary collaborations and knowledge exchange, aiming to unlock the hidden secrets of soil and harness its potential for sustainable development.

Argentinean Soil Science

The XXIX Argentinean Soil Science Congress will be held from 21 to 24 May, 2024, in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca. The Argentinean Association of Soil Science (AACS) organises every two years in different locations throughout the country, the Congress of Soil Science, being in the year 2024 the twenty-ninth congress to be held in the city of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, from 21 to 24 May.

Canadian Society of Soil Science CSSS 2024 CONFERENCE

9 June 2024 to 13 June 2024

Location University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Details Soil Functions for Future Generations

The theme of the 2024 annual conference of the Canadian Society of Soil Science is Soil Functions for Future Generations. This theme encourages soil scientists to think about how we can safeguard the vital resource of soil into the future and how we can ensure that the many functions of soil are continued on into perpetuity.

Soil Science Society of America

SSSA 2024 SUMMER CONFERENCE COMMON GROUND: SOILS BEYOND BORDERS JUNE 10-12

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO Home | ASA, CSSA & SSSA International Annual Meetings

The Soil Science Society of America is hosting a summer conference that provides unlimited networking opportunities, innovative scientific abstracts, poster sessions, invited symposia, exhibitors, technical workshops, and professional tours.

Call for expressions of interest in ISC global science-policy work.

Call for expressions of interest in ISC global science-policy work. As the International Science Council’s work and impact in the multilateral continues to grow, the ISC Secretariat will constitute a roster of experts over the coming weeks pertaining to 20 key areas that are prominent on the United Nation’s (UN) agenda to be able to provide timely inputs that draw on a wide range of expertise across regions.

Daedline: February 29^th , 2024

Celebrating Women in Science: OWSD Announces Month-Long Event Series:

Date: February 11^th– March 8^th, 2024

Throughout the month, a diverse array of events will take place, ranging from seminars and conferences to webinars and science fairs. This collaborative effort underscores the beauty of network of 54 National Chapters worldwide, each contributing to the advancement of women in science within their respective regions.

International Day of Women and Girls in Science:

Date: February 11^th2024, at 9:00 AM

Location: Aula Magna, Convention Center, Federico II, Naples

The day aims to present for the first time at national level the most relevant and outstanding programs organized by the UNESCO Chair on Health Education and Sustainable Development of Federico II of Federico II University and the Network of the Italian UNESCO Chairs (ReCUI).

International Lysimeter- & Ecotron-Workshop

Date: March 19^th– 21^st, 2024

Location: Hallbergmoos (Munich Airport Business Park), Germany

Registration: until September 30 you will receive a 10% discount!

Website: https://ugt-online.de/en/workshops/lysimeter-und-ecotron-workshop/

European Geosciences Union

General Assembly 2024 – Exhibition

Date: April 14^th – 19^th, 2024

Location: Vienna, Austria

The exhibition is scheduled daily from:

Monday, 15 April to Friday, 19 April 2024

The exact hours as follows: Monday, 15 April to Thursday, 18 April: 10:00-18:00 CET Friday, 19 April: 10:00-13:00 CET

Read more: egu24@copernicus.org

European soil ERosion field measurements at Plot scale

EUSO is launching a collaborative network targeting soil erosion by water data from European field experiments (EU_ERPlot). The aim of this network is to reach out to Researchers from European institutions to come together and create an open-access database (EU_ERPlot) of soil erosion records collected at plot scale, through a series of diverse land use and land cover features across Europe. This is an action promoted by the EU Soil Observatory Technical Working Group on Soil erosion.

Deadline: first stage March 31^st , 2024

5^th Virtual Micromorphology Meeting (ViMi5)

Date: April, 24^th – 25^th, 2024. Virtual event

The ViMi5 workshop will have a mix of sessions: break-out rooms, live microscopy and methodological presentations. We are open to non-English sessions by/for students as well.

Read more: vimi.micromorph@gmail.com by 29 February, 2024

Zoom link for registration: https://univienna.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Uucu2pqj8rHdwB9tAWS7W-MXvqkHIw8k_n#/registration

The international Symposium “Agriculture, Biodiversity and Food Security: From Commitments to Actions”

Date: April 30^th – May 2^nd , 2024

Location: Quebec City, Convention Centre (Canada)

The event is co-organised by Université Laval’s Graduate School of International Studies (ESEI), the Quebec government’s ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (MRIF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

AFRICA FERTILIZER AND SOIL HEALTH SUMMIT

Date: May 7^th – 9^th , 2024

Location: Nairobi, Kenya, Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC)

4^th ISMC Conference. Advances in Modelling Soil Systems

Date: May 7^th – 10^th, 2024

Location: Tianjin, China

The theme of the 4^thISMC Conference is “Advances in Modelling Soil System Science, Earth System Science, and Beyond.”

Sessions of ISMC 2024:

1: Modelling soil processes in land surface modelling

2: On representing memory effects, hysteresis and feedback in the Critical Zone

3: Toward characterizing and modelling the temporal variability of effective soil properties

4: How to include root hydraulic architecture in soil models to simulate root water uptake

5: Saturation kinetics in soils: stochiometric limits, mineral-organic interactions, and microbial explicit models

6: Constraining soil hydrologic processes using in-situ and remote sensing observations

7: Data fusion for characterization of soil states and heterogeneity

8: Application of Machine Learning and Non-Linear Methods for Spatial Data Analysis

9: General Session of any model related research

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline for Abstracts: February 16^th, 2024

Notification of Oral and Poster Presentation Assignments: February 29^th, 2024

The Online Registration Deadline: April 30^th, 2024

In response to the requests from some conference delegates, on-site registration and payment will be accepted.

Read more: ISMC (tju.edu.cn)

Plant Fascination Day 2024

Date: May 18^th, 2024

The seventh international day “The Fascination of Plants” will be launched by plant scientists from all over the world under the aegis of the European Plant Science Organization (EPSO).

The goal of this activity is to get as many people as possible around the world fascinated by plants and enthusiastic about the importance of plant science for agriculture and the sustainable production of nutritious foods, as well as for horticulture, forestry and the production of plant products. non-food products such as paper, lumber, chemicals, energy and pharmaceuticals.

Everyone is invited, from schools to producers, to join and contribute to this initiative. Numerous plant institutions, universities, schools, botanical gardens and museums, together with farmers and industries, have opened their doors during past editions of Plant Fascination Day.

Events can be organized throughout the month of May 2024.

Read more: Fascination of Plants Day 2024 – EPSO (epsoweb.org) and https://plantday18may.org/category/europe/italy/, where it will be possible to upload individual events

The 9^th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter- SOM 2024

Date: May 26^th – 31^st, 2024

Location: Ben Guerin, Morocco

The first edition in Africa, UM6P Conference Centre in Ben Guerin. This symposium will highlight the latest discoveries on soil organic matter and reinforce its importance in global decarbonization. SOM 2024 features plenary and keynote contributed oral talks and posters by participants, awards for the top student contributions and exhibitions by publishers, technical service providers and soil organic matter advisors.

Read more: som2024.um6p.ma

Twelfth Plenary Assembly of the Global Soil Partnership – GSP/FAO

Date: June 3^rd – 5^th, 2024

Location: FAO headquarters and on zoom for those connecting remotely (hybrid)

In the framework of the twelfth Session of the GSP is launching a Call for Side Events. Side events will provide GSP partners with the opportunity to launch initiatives, promote projects or programmes, and share outputs of common interest in line with the call’s guidelines.

SUBMISSION & TIMETABLE · Fill out and attach the below application form and send it to GSP-Secretariat@fao.org, indicating “Call for Side Events/Your full name” in the subject line.

Deadline: submissions is 8 April 2024.

Notification of selected side events (including logistical information, meeting set-up and equipment) will be provided by 19 April 2024.

Accepted side event proposals will be listed in the Plenary Assembly agenda and participants to the Plenary Assembly and FAO staff will be invited to join.

Twelfth Session 2024 | Global Soil Partnership | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (fao.org)

5^th International Conference of Young Scientists – Soil in the Environment (SITE)

Date: June 16^th – 19^th, 2024

Location: Warsaw (campus of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences) and in European Centre for Geological Education in Korzecko

Important dates:

March 1^st, 2024: Deadline for registration

March 25^th, 2024: Deadline for conference fee payment

April 1^st, 2024: Deadline for the articles and abstracts submission

April 15^th, 2024: 2^nd Announcement and final conference programme

Download: site-warsaw2024 (arcgis.com)

13^th Conference AISTEC “Filiere cerealicole rigenerative. Cambiamenti climatici e nuove esigenze qualitative e nutrizionali”

Date: June 19^th – 21^th, 2024

Location: Turin, University of Turin Aldo Moro Complex Auditorium, Turin

Important deadlines:

Deadlines for submitting abstracts: Orals or Poster: 23 Febbraury 2024

Send summaries of oral/poster communications to: segreteria.aistec@gmail.com

The publication of the conference proceedings is expected containing the full works of all communications and i posters in a dedicated volume with ISBN.

Early bird registration deadline: 04 March 2024

Read more: www.aistec.it

XXVI IUFRO World Congress 2024: Forests and Society Towards 2050

Date: June 23^rd – 29^th, 2024

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Deadline: the registration for Presenting Authors of accepted abstracts is 15 January 2024. 30 April 2024 program update.

Read More: Congress website: https://iufro2024.com/

Third International Symposium on Climate-Resilient Agri-Environmental Systems (ISCRAES 2024)

Date: June 25^th – 28^th, 2024

Location: ICD O’Brien Centre for Science Dublin, Ireland

The main theme of the ISCRAES 2024 is “Reframing strategies for low carbon future in agro-farming systems”.

Important deadlines:

Early bird registration deadline: 04 March 2024

Deadlines for submitting abstracts: Orals: 04 March 2024

Posters and Flash Talks: 18 March 2024

For submitting full papers to journal special issues: 30 November 2024

For register and read more: ABOUT – INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS (iscraes.org)

AISSA#under40 – “Agricultural Sciences in the Anthropocene: from productivity to the protection of material and cultural heritage”

Date: June 26^th– 27^th, 2024

Location: Florence, Italy

This event is also part of the program of initiatives to celebrate 110 years of agriculture in Florence.

The conference is aimed at enhancing the commitment of young researchers from all disciplines relating to science Agricultural, Environmental, Food, Forestry and Animals.

Read more: Aissa Under 40| Aissaunder40 mail: aissaunder40@dagri.unifi.it

From the floods impact to alluvial soils reclamation. Scientific and cultural days of Imola (Italy) -17^th year

Date: July 2^nd – 4^th, 2024

Location: Palazzo Sersanti, Imola

XI SCAR Open Science Conference 2024 “Antarctic Science: Crossroads for a New Hope”

Date: August 19^th – 23^rd – 29^th, 2024

Location: Pucón, Chile

Read more: www.scar2024.org.

50^th CIEC International Fertilizer Conference – Unleashing Fertilizer Use in the Belt and Road Initiative

Date: September 4^th– 7^th, 2024

Location: Weihai, Shandong (P.R. China)

The purpose of the 50th CIEC International Fertilizer Conference is food security, which is of primary concern on a global scale, as are environmental aspects and issues related to soil protection. China’s new Belt and Road initiative will unleash the potential of vast regions of the globe for sustainable agriculture. CIEC’s ambition is to strengthen scientific exchange and cooperation to support this global challenge.

Read more: https://ciec.iae.ac.cn/ or contact the jieli@iae.ac.cn; with cc to: CIFC50@vodafonemail.de.

22^nd IUFoST World Congress 2024 of Food Science and Technology

The future of food is now: Development, Functionality & Sustainability

Date: September 8^th– 12^th, 2024

Location: Rimini, Italy

Deadline for abstract submission: March 7, 2024

Read more: https://iufost2024-italy.com/

Eleventh International Soil Congress on “Challenge Soil Threats Save Your Future Horizon”

Date: September 23^rd– 25^th, 2024

Location: Nevsehir-Cappadocia, TÜRKİYE

Important dates:

Deadline for early registration: 01 May 2024

Deadline for registration: 01 July 2024

Abstract submission deadline: 15 July 2024

Announcement of accepted papers: o1 August 2024

Deadline for submission of full texts: 01 September 2024

Announcement of the Congress Program: 15 September 2024

Publication of the Congress Book: 15 October 2024

Read more: https://soilcongress.org/

ISTRO 2024 22nd Conference “Living Roots, Living Soils”

Date: September 23^rd – 27^th, 2024

Location: Virginia Beach VA, USA (Wyndham Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort)

The theme of ISTRO (International Soil and Tillage Research Organisation) 2024 is ‘Living Roots, Living Soils’ and focuses on regenerative agriculture, soil health, cover crops, residue systems and sustainable agricultural production as a whole.

Important dates:

End early bird registration: 01 April 2024

Extended abstract deadline: 15 March 2024

ISMOM 2024 – 9^th International Symposium of Interactions of Soil Minerals with Organic Components and Microorganisms

Date: October 10^th – 14^th, 2024

Location: Tsukuba, Japan

10th International Symposium on Forest Soils (ISFS 2024)

Date: October 15^th – 19^th, 2024

Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, PR China.

The theme of ISFS 2024 is “Forest Soils under Global Change: Processes, Biodiversity and Ecological Services”, and seven topics will be included that range from assessing the impact of global change factors on carbon, water and nutrient cycling, and ecosystem functioning and services to reclaiming degraded forestlands and managing the resilience of reclaimed land.

8^th International Symposium on Biofumigation, green manures and cover crops

Date: October 21^st – 25^th , 2024

Location: San Pedro (BA), Argentina

Deadline abstracts: May 31, 2024

Each author can send two abstracts in English or Spanish.

To submit your abstract please complete this form: https://bit.ly/submission_biofumigation24

Opportunities for the IUSS members

Grand Prix de la Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie 2024 – Call for Nominations

The prize is intended to reward original work in chemistry of benefit to mankind, society or nature. The GRAND PRIX will be awarded for the nineteenth time in 2024, to one or several persons, irrespective of nationality. The prize will carry a monetary award of 35,000 Euros.

All entries must imperatively be presented through a learned society or a national or international scientific organisation without any direct link with the nominee. Entry forms, together with a report detailing the arguments for the nomination, must be returned to the Fondation de la Maison de la Chimie by 30th April 2024.

These documents should be sent by e-mail to the following address: presidence@maisondelachimie.com

Call for expressions of interest in ISC global science-policy work

Deadline: 29 February

For details, please check: https://council.science/current/news/expressions-of-interest-global-science-policy-work/.

The Mission Soil

As part of the EU Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’, the European Commission launched the Mission Soil Manifesto, which calls for action to respond to the urgent need to protect and improve soil health in Europe and beyond. Sign the Manifesto as a representative of a legal entity or as an individual and stand up for soil health!

You will join a community that cares about soils, have the chance to network with others and be informed about the latest research results and activities of the Mission Soil.

https://mission-soil-platform.ec.europa.eu/about/mission-soil

Small grants scheme for Land/Ecosystem Restoration provided by the G20 Global Land Initiative.

The Initiative’s grant programme will support up to 60 field restoration projects this year, with grants ranging between USD 5,000 and 15,000. Civil society organizations from any region of the world, which are involved in community actions to restore land, are eligible.

15 February – 31 March 2024

11:59 pm Central European Time.

Call for applications

April 2024 Review period and finalisation
May – June 2024 Disbursement of Funds
July 2024 Implementation period (up to one year)
By October 2025 Reporting period

More details: https://g20land.org/grants-programme/

Summer School on Agriculture, Forest and Environmental Geodata Statistical Analysis, Modelling and Machine Learning [SAFEST]

The school is organised by the university of Pisa (Italy) and the SHARInG-MeD project.

All infos for participation are at the link: https://www.unipi.it/index.php/agriculture-and-veterinary/item/26793-agriculture-forest-environmental-geodata-statistical-analysis-modelling-machine-learning

Deadline for application: 15th March 2024

Period and Venue: from 3rd to 7th June 2024 (5 days) at Dept. of Veterinary Sciences, via delle Piagge 2, Pisa
ECTS: 3, for a total of 30 hours.
Language: English
Who can apply: M.Sc. students, Ph.D students, young researchers, professionals in the school topics.

New publications

The Case for Reform of Scientific Publishing

Publisher: International Science Council, 17/11/2023

DOI: 10.24948/2023.14

URL: https://council.science/publications/reform-of-scientific-publishing/

This discussion paper has been developed by the International Science Council as part of the Council’s Future of Publishing project and is a companion piece to the “Key Principles for Scientific Publishing” paper.

Protecting Science in Times of Crisis

By Authors: Erin Buisse, Joel Bubbers, Holly Sommers, Vivi Stavrou and Mathieu Denis

Publisher: International Science Council Date: February 2024

DOI: 10.24948/2024.01

URL: https://council.science/publications/protecting-science-in-times-of-crisis

“With this new publication, the Centre for Science Futures ambitions to fill an important gap in the discussions on the protection of scientists and science during crises. The study details options for more effective multilateral policy agenda, as well as action frameworks that science institutions can start collaborating on immediately”

Mathieu Denis, head of the Centre for Science Futures of the International Science Council

Technical guide for the Adaptation, Biodiversity and Carbon Mapping Tool – ABC-Map

By: Dionisio, D., Audebert, P., Schiettecatte, L.-S., Brierley, I.,Tribalet, C. & Bernoux, M.; FAO 2023. Rome, Italy.

ISBN: 978-92-5-137586-0

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4060/cc4116en

Preface: Special issue on soil ecology and sustainability for celebrating the 70th anniversary of ISSCAS

By: Fusuo ZHANG, Pedosphere 34(1): 1–2, 2024

Doi: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.10.002

Soils in extraterrestrial space: Need for studies under microgravity

By: M. B. KIRKHAM, Pedosphere 34(1): 13–14, 2024

Doi: 10.1016/j.pedsph.2023.09.005

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