Edaphology

Edaphology

The science that deals with the influence of soils on living things, particularly plants, including people's use of land for plant growth.

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edaphology

Earth science; Soil science

The science that deals with the influence of soils on living things; particularly plants, including man's use of land for plant growth.

edaphology

Agriculture; Rice science

The science that deals with the influence of soils on living things, particularly plants, including people's use of land for plant growth.

watershed

Agriculture; Rice science

The total area from which a single river collects surface water runoff; the catchment or drainage area of a river system.

watershed degradation

Agriculture; Rice science

A marked deterioration in the hydrological behavior of a river system which reduces the potential of land and water by causing a water flow of inferior quality, quantity and ...

waterlogging

Agriculture; Rice science

Impeded drainage; or soil saturated with water but not necessarily with standing water.

waterlogged field

Agriculture; Rice science

A field which continuously has standing water and cannot be drained. The water level may not be deep.

water use efficiency

Agriculture; Rice science

1). Expressed in terms of dry matter or harvested portion of the crop produced per unit of water consumed. 2). Ratio of the water used for evapotranspiration, seepage, and ...