SOIL COVER INJURY EVALUATION METHOD Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture and forestry. SUBSTANCE: method involves performing actual works and laying out equal areas by systematic selection method; characterizing each area by one maximum extent of soil injury of those registered on this area; identifying soil injury extents by soil characteristics, which, when deteriorated, cause substantial reduction of growth parameters of plants by predetermined value; calculating soil injury factor as average soil injury factor; considering soil injury on the basis of this factor compared to set standard factor. EFFECT: increased efficiency and provision for obtaining reliable results. 3 cl