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Resource soil, or resourcesoil, is the concept of soil regarded as a finite natural resource that underpins agricultural productivity, water purification, carbon storage, and biodiversity. It encompasses the soil itself as a medium for plant growth, a reservoir of nutrients, and a habitat for soil organisms, as well as the ecosystem services it provides to humans and the environment. Knowledge of resourcesoil informs land-use planning, agricultural practice, and environmental policy.

Soil resources vary widely in texture, structure, organic matter, moisture regime, pH, fertility, erosion risk, and contamination status. These properties influence crop yield, resilience to drought and flooding, and recovery from disturbance. Assessments of resourcesoil rely on soil surveys, laboratory analyses, and indicators of soil quality such as fertility, aggregation, biological activity, and erosion potential.

Management of resourcesoil emphasizes sustainability: reducing erosion, maintaining organic matter, minimizing soil compaction, protecting against salinization and contamination, and ensuring long-term productivity. Practices include crop rotation, cover cropping, reduced tillage, terracing, contour farming, stabilized drainage, and precise nutrient management based on soil testing. Restoration activities may remediate contaminated soils or degraded landscapes and reestablish organic matter through amendments and vegetation.

Threats to resourcesoil include erosion, salinization, contamination, urban expansion, desertification, overexploitation, and climate-change impacts. To maintain soil resources, strategies combine monitoring, land-use planning, soil conservation measures, sustainable farming techniques, and economic incentives such as payments for ecosystem services and soil-health standards in certification schemes. Key topics related to resourcesoil include soil science, land degradation, and sustainable agriculture.