Performance of a tractor-mounted probe for undisturbed soil sampling: implications for soil organic carbon stocks

Rafael Braghieri Menillo, Renato Paiva de Lima and Maurício Roberto Cherubin Abstract The assessment of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks relies on several key factors, including the total SOC content of the soil, the bulk density (BD) of the soil, and the depth of the sampled layers. However, traditional methods, particularly those using volumetric cylinders […]