Evaluation of comprehensive benefits and the degree of coupling coordination for soil health products: a case study in Weifang City, China

Abstract Evaluating the economic, social, and environmental benefits and coupling coordination of soil health products (SHPs) is required for rational soil science management and sustainable agricultural development. Therefore, this paper developed a comprehensive evaluation index system for Weifang...

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Main Authors: Yuhu Cui, Jie Zhang, Xueshi Xie, Li Zhou, Wentao Wu, Lin Yang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96022-6
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Li Zhou
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Lin Yang
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description Abstract Evaluating the economic, social, and environmental benefits and coupling coordination of soil health products (SHPs) is required for rational soil science management and sustainable agricultural development. Therefore, this paper developed a comprehensive evaluation index system for Weifang City, Shandong Province, China, with the natural breakpoint method and a coupling coordination model to estimate the comprehensive benefits and coupling coordination of SHPs from 2018 to 2021. The comprehensive benefit scores exhibited a generally upward trend over time and regional spatial heterogeneity. However, the economic benefit scores were higher and more closely related to the planting goals of farmers, while the social benefit scores exhibited less fluctuation and lower regional heterogeneity, and the environmental benefit scores were low. In terms of the degree of coupling coordination, the economic, social, and environmental benefits of SHPs were found to be barely coordinated and on the verge of disorder, with distinct spatial distribution characteristics. The disorder of each system was affected by multiple compound factors and significant uncertainty. The results of the present study thus provide a theoretical foundation for decision-making by government and agricultural organizations regarding the use of SHPs.
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spelling doaj-art-b6fe731e132b4f76805bb7fe340b93cd2025-08-20T03:07:41ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-04-0115111610.1038/s41598-025-96022-6Evaluation of comprehensive benefits and the degree of coupling coordination for soil health products: a case study in Weifang City, ChinaYuhu Cui0Jie Zhang1Xueshi Xie2Li Zhou3Wentao Wu4Lin Yang5School of Business, Shandong UniversityShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water and Soil Conservation and Environmental Protection, College of Resources and Environment, Linyi UniversityStanley Agricultural Group Co. Ltd.Stanley Agricultural Group Co. Ltd.Stanley Agricultural Group Co. Ltd.School of Business, Shandong UniversityAbstract Evaluating the economic, social, and environmental benefits and coupling coordination of soil health products (SHPs) is required for rational soil science management and sustainable agricultural development. Therefore, this paper developed a comprehensive evaluation index system for Weifang City, Shandong Province, China, with the natural breakpoint method and a coupling coordination model to estimate the comprehensive benefits and coupling coordination of SHPs from 2018 to 2021. The comprehensive benefit scores exhibited a generally upward trend over time and regional spatial heterogeneity. However, the economic benefit scores were higher and more closely related to the planting goals of farmers, while the social benefit scores exhibited less fluctuation and lower regional heterogeneity, and the environmental benefit scores were low. In terms of the degree of coupling coordination, the economic, social, and environmental benefits of SHPs were found to be barely coordinated and on the verge of disorder, with distinct spatial distribution characteristics. The disorder of each system was affected by multiple compound factors and significant uncertainty. The results of the present study thus provide a theoretical foundation for decision-making by government and agricultural organizations regarding the use of SHPs.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96022-6Soil health productComprehensive benefitCoupling coordinationSpatial feature
spellingShingle Yuhu Cui
Jie Zhang
Xueshi Xie
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Wentao Wu
Lin Yang
Evaluation of comprehensive benefits and the degree of coupling coordination for soil health products: a case study in Weifang City, China
Scientific Reports
Soil health product
Comprehensive benefit
Coupling coordination
Spatial feature
title Evaluation of comprehensive benefits and the degree of coupling coordination for soil health products: a case study in Weifang City, China
title_full Evaluation of comprehensive benefits and the degree of coupling coordination for soil health products: a case study in Weifang City, China
title_fullStr Evaluation of comprehensive benefits and the degree of coupling coordination for soil health products: a case study in Weifang City, China
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of comprehensive benefits and the degree of coupling coordination for soil health products: a case study in Weifang City, China
title_short Evaluation of comprehensive benefits and the degree of coupling coordination for soil health products: a case study in Weifang City, China
title_sort evaluation of comprehensive benefits and the degree of coupling coordination for soil health products a case study in weifang city china
topic Soil health product
Comprehensive benefit
Coupling coordination
Spatial feature
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-96022-6
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