Summary
This case study from West Java presents a framework for evaluating soil degradation in tropical highland horticultural systems through integration of multiple soil health indicators into a composite quality index. The research characterises degradation patterns typical of intensive vegetable production and proposes a monitoring approach applicable to similar tropical highland agroecological contexts. Full-text access is necessary to confirm specific indicator selection, quantitative findings, and broader regional or global applicability of the framework.
UK applicability
The framework may offer methodological insights for UK soil monitoring systems, though direct applicability is limited given the tropical climate, soil types, and intensive vegetable production systems of West Java differ substantially from UK highland or lowland horticultural contexts. UK practitioners may benefit from the integrated indexing approach, though indicator selection and thresholds would require adaptation to temperate conditions.
Key measures
Composite soil quality index derived from multiple soil health indicators; soil degradation patterns in intensive vegetable production systems
Outcomes reported
The study developed and applied an integrated soil quality index combining multiple soil health indicators to characterise degradation patterns in intensive highland vegetable systems. The framework provides a monitoring approach for assessing soil degradation in tropical highland horticultural contexts.
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