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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Percolation test

Earth science; Soil science

A procedure used to determine the rate at which water moves out of an auger hole.

Permeameter

Earth science; Soil science

A device for confining a sample of soil or porous medium and subjecting it to fluid flow, in order to measure the hydraulic conductivity or intrinsic permeability of the soil or porous medium for the ...

Scalping

Earth science; Soil science

A method of preparing forest soils for planting or seeding that consists of removing the ground vegetation and root mat to expose mineral soil.

Verifications

Earth science; Soil science

A quantitative evaluation of whether the executable statements in the code make the exact computations required in the mathematical formulas.

Facultative organism

Earth science; Soil science

An organism that can carry out both options of a mutually exclusive process (e.g., aerobic and anaerobic metabolism). May also be used in reference to other processes, such as photosynthesis (e.g., ...

Mor

Earth science; Soil science

A type of forest humus characterised by an accumulation or organic matter on the soil surface in matted Oe(F) horizons, reflecting the dominant mycogenous decomposers. The boundary between the ...

White rot fungus

Earth science; Soil science

Fungus that attacks lignin, along with cellulose and hemicellulose, leading to complete decomposition of wood; some members are important in bioremedtiation of xenobiotics that resemble lignin, i.e., ...