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| Abbreviation | SSSA |
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| Formation | 1936 |
| Type | NGO |
| Purpose | membership-based organization to foster the transfer of knowledge and practices to sustain global soils. |
| Headquarters | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Services | "providing peer-reviewed, research-based publications, educational programs, certifications, and science policy initiatives..."[1] |
Membership | 6000 |
Official language | English |
President | Michael L. Thompson, Iowa State University |
Main organ | Soil Science Society of America Journal |
| Affiliations | Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies (ACSESS) |
| Website | www |
The Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), is the largest soil-specific society in the United States.[2] It was formed in 1936 from the merger of the Soils Section of the American Society of Agronomy and the American Soil Survey Association. The Soils Section of ASA became the official Americas section of the International Union of Soil Sciences in 1934, a notable role which SSSA continues to fulfill.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SSSA-aboutwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Erik C Brevik (2014). "Soil Science Selected Historical Highlights in Celebration of the Upcoming International Year of Soils". Soil Horizons. 55 (6). American Society of Agronomy. doi:10.2136/sh2014-55-6-gc.
- ^ Erik C Brevik (2013). "A Brief History of the Soil Science Society of America". Geophysical Research Abstracts. 14. Harvard University: EGU2013-67. Bibcode:2013EGUGA..15...67B.