Judith D. Schwartz Quotes & Sayings

the continent with the highest proportion of its dryland areas classified as severe or moderately desertified is North America, at 74 percent. — Judith D. Schwartz

Routine assessments of agricultural soils rarely extend beyond the top 10 to 15 centimeters and are generally limited to determining the status of a small number of elements, notably phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N). Overemphasis on these nutrients has masked the myriad of microbial interactions that would normally take place in soil; interactions that are necessary for carbon sequestration, precursor to the formation of fertile topsoil. — Judith D. Schwartz

biodiversity actually begins in the soil. — Judith D. Schwartz