Soil science

Soil science

That science dealing with soils as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils.

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Plant analysis

Earth science; Soil science

The determination of the nutrient concentration in plants or plant parts with analytical procedures.

Slickensides

Earth science; Soil science

Stress surfaces that are polished and striated produced by one mass sliding past another. Slickensides are common below 50 cm in swelling clays subject to large changes in water content.

Point of zero net charge (PZNC)

Earth science; Soil science

The pH value of a solution in equilibrium with a variable charge material or mixture of materials whose net charge from all sources is zero ( i.e. anion exchange capacity = effective cation ...

Soil test correlation

Earth science; Soil science

The process of determining the relationship between plant nutrient uptake or yield and the amount of nutrient extracted by a particular soil test method.