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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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Soil science
Thermogenic soils
Earth science; Soil science
Soils with properties that have been influenced primarily by high temperature as the dominant soil-formation factor; developed in subtropical and equatorial regions.
Resolution
Earth science; Soil science
The ability of an entire remote sensor system, including lens, antennae, display, exposure, processing, and other factors, to render a sharply defined image.
Compound packing voids
Earth science; Soil science
Voids formed by the random packing of peds that do not accommodate each other.
Medium-textured
Earth science; Soil science
Texture group consisting of very fine sandy loam, loam, silt loam, and silt textures.
Physical properties of soils
Earth science; Soil science
Those characteristics, processes, or reactions of a soil which are caused by physical forces and which can be described by, or expressed in, physical terms or equations. Examples of physical ...
Broadcast
Earth science; Soil science
The application of solid or liquid fertiliser or other agrichemical on the soil surface. Usually done prior to planting and normally incorporated with tillage but may be unincorporated in no-till ...
Evapotranspiration
Earth science; Soil science
The combined loss of water from a given area, and during a specified period of time, by evaporation from the soil surface and by transpiration from plants.
