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Soil and Land Health Laboratory at CIFOR-ICRAF: A Global Leader

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Over the past two decades, spectroscopy has played a significant role in transforming land and soil health assessments. The CIFOR-ICRAF Soil and Land Health Spectral Laboratory stands as a leading global facility, providing robust, cost-efficient, and rapid analysis of soil, plants, and agricultural inputs such as manure and fertilizers using dry spectral methods. It serves as the key reference laboratory for over 20 regional spectroscopy laboratories worldwide and is a crucial partner in the GLOSOLAN global spectral library initiative with the FAO.
    Publication year

    2024

    Authors

    CIFOR-ICRAF Soil Laboratory

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    soil quality, spectroscopy, land management, laboratory

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