Optimization and Establishment of Soil Health Evaluation Framework in Black Soil Region Based on Multifunctionality: A Case Study of Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province, China

He Zhuoting; Jiang Yu; Ali Raza; Ma Qingxu; Li Xiao; Kong Haimin; Kong Yali; Zhu Lianfeng; Zhu Chunquan; Tian Wenhao; Wu Lianghuan; Zhang Junhua; Jin Qianyu; Ma Chao; Cao Xiaochuang

doi:10.1016/j.rsci.2026.03.008

2026 , Vol. 33 >Issue 4: 420 - 424

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsci.2026.03.008

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Optimization and Establishment of Soil Health Evaluation Framework in Black Soil Region Based on Multifunctionality: A Case Study of Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province, China

He Zhuoting ,
Jiang Yu ,
Ali Raza ,
Ma Qingxu ,
Li Xiao ,
Kong Haimin ,
Kong Yali ,
Zhu Lianfeng ,
Zhu Chunquan ,
Tian Wenhao ,
Wu Lianghuan ,
Zhang Junhua ,
Jin Qianyu ,
Ma Chao ,
Cao Xiaochuang

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¹ State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, China
² College of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
³ Heihe Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Soil Quality Aihui Field Scientification Research Station of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Heihe 712100, China
⁴ Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
⁵ Zhejiang Cultivated Land Quality and Fertilizer Administration Station, Hangzhou 310020, China

^#These authors contributed equally to this work

CAO Xiaochuang (caoxiaochuang@126.com);
MA Chao (chaoma@ahau.edu.cn)

Received date: 2025-12-22

Accepted date: 2026-03-31

Online published: 2026-05-25

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He Zhuoting , Jiang Yu , Ali Raza , Ma Qingxu , Li Xiao , Kong Haimin , Kong Yali , Zhu Lianfeng , Zhu Chunquan , Tian Wenhao , Wu Lianghuan , Zhang Junhua , Jin Qianyu , Ma Chao , Cao Xiaochuang . Optimization and Establishment of Soil Health Evaluation Framework in Black Soil Region Based on Multifunctionality: A Case Study of Fangzheng County, Heilongjiang Province, China[J]. Rice Science, 2026 , 33(4) : 420 -424 . DOI: 10.1016/j.rsci.2026.03.008

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