Environmental DNA (eDNA) is revolutionising how we study biodiversity, providing a non-invasive way to detect organisms from the genetic material they leave behind. In soil, eDNA can originate from bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, plants, and even animals, offering a snapshot of ecosystem diversity and health. But how do we extract and analyse eDNA from something as complex as soil?

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Measuring soil health across a large continent provides us with a challenge....

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One part of the AI 4 Soil Health project is looking to develop common methodologies for in-situ sampling, so that data coming from the different sensors and other tools can be used together.

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Valentina Malcotti from AI4SoilHealth parter, Isinnova, gives her thoughts about the first steps towards meeting the soil health goals for 2050

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