Soil quality assessment for conservation planning: Insights from PCA-based SQI

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 228, 2026 Biospectrum 2025: International Conference on Biotechnology and Biological Science


Article Number		04001
Number of page(s)		9
Section		Environmental Biotechnology
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202622804001
Published online		11 March 2026

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