Summary
ABSTRACT Comparability of soil data derived from different sources is crucial to obtain consistent results when evaluating the soil health status. Discrepancies may arise due to various factors, including uncertainties resulting from different sampling methods. In this study, we compared various soil Physicochemical properties (ST)—pH, organic carbon, texture, cation exchange capacity, nutrients, heavy metals—and microbial diversity (BIO) of samples collected following both the LUCAS Soil (performed by the European Commission Joint Research Centre, JRC) and the Italian (performed by two regional agencies) procedures. The aim was to evaluate the effect of applying different soil sampling protocols on ST and BIO data. Soil samples from 58 LUCAS Soil 2022 sampling sites located in northern It
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