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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Cross-stratification

Earth science; Soil science

Arrangement of strata inclined at an angle to the main stratification. This is a general term having two subdivisions; cross-bedding, in which the cross-strata are thicker than 1 cm, and ...

Cone penetrometer

Earth science; Soil science

An instrument in the form of a cylindrical rod with a cone-shaped tip designed for penetrating soil and for measuring the end-bearing component of penetration resistance. The resistance to ...

Crystallaria

Earth science; Soil science

Single crystals, or arrangements of crystals of relatively pure fractions of the plasma that do not enclose the s-matrix of the soil material but form coherent masses; their morphology is consistent ...

Agroforestry

Earth science; Soil science

Any type of multiple cropping land-use that entails complementary relations between tree and agricultural crops and produces some combination of food, fruit, fodder, fuel, wood, mulches, or other ...

Udolls

Earth science; Soil science

Mollisols that have a udic soil moisture regime with mean annual soil temperatures of 8°C or more. Udolls have no calcic or gypsic horizon, and are not saturated with water for periods long enough ...

Terminal moraine

Earth science; Soil science

An end moraine that marks the farthest advance of a glacier and usually has the form of a massive arcuate or concentric ridge, or complex of ridges, underlain by till and other drift types.