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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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Food web
Earth science; Soil science
Diagram of interconnections of nutrient flow in soil ecosystems through food chains.
Stream terrace
Earth science; Soil science
One of a series of platforms in a stream valley, flanking and more or less parallel to the stream channel, originally formed near the level of the stream, and representing the dissected remnants of ...
Aquox
Earth science; Soil science
Oxisols that have continuous plinthite near the surface, or that are saturated with water sometime during the year if not artificially drained. Aquox have either a histic epipedon, or mottles or ...
Aerial mosaic
Earth science; Soil science
An assemblage of overlapping aerial or space photographs or images whose edges have been matched to form a continuous pictorial representation of a portion of the earth's surface.
Nod factors
Earth science; Soil science
Lipo-oligosaccharides produced by rhizobia that induce root hair deformation and curling, and division of cortical cells of roots of the host legume plant.
Cat clay
Earth science; Soil science
Poorly drained, clayey soils, commonly formed in an estuarine environment, that become very acidic when drained due to oxidation of ferrous sulfide.
Oxidative phosphorylation
Earth science; Soil science
Conversion of inorganic phosphate into the energy-rich phosphate of adenosine 5'-triphosphate.
