Rethreading the needle: A novel molecular index of soil health (MISH) using microbial functional genes to predict soil health management

• Heather L. Deel,

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Soil Management and Sugarbeet Research Unit, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Daniel K. Manter,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Soil Management and Sugarbeet Research Unit, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Jennifer M. Moore

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: Jennifer.moore2@usda.gov

  Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5403-8184

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