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Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 9/5/2018 Publication Date: 12/5/2018 Citation: Franzluebbers, A.J. 2018. Soil proverbs in the United States of America. In: Global Soil Proverbs: Cultural Language of the Soil. Chapter 28, pgs 205-207. Interpretive Summary: The International Union of Soil Sciences is assembling information to celebrate the UN Declaration of the Decade of Soil – 2015-2024. One of the projects is to assemble a book of country-specific local knowledge pertaining to soil and its management. A scientist at the Plant Science Research Unit in Raleigh NC prepared a short description of several indigenous proverbs pertinent to land care and the environment. This chapter describes indigenous passages offering advice to steward the land. Technical Abstract: The International Union of Soil Sciences is assembling information to celebrate the UN Declaration of the Decade of Soil – 2015-2024. One of the projects is to assemble a book of country-specific local knowledge pertaining to soil and its management. A scientist at the Plant Science Research Unit in Raleigh NC prepared a short description of several indigenous proverbs pertinent to land care and the environment. This chapter describes indigenous passages offering advice to steward the land. |
