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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Cometabolism

Earth science; Soil science

Transformation of a substrate by a microorganism without deriving energy, carbon, or nutrients from the substrate. The microorganism can transform the substrate into intermediate degradation ...

Soil management

Earth science; Soil science

The combination of all tillage operations, cropping practices, fertilizer, lime, and other treatments conducted on or applied to the soil for the production of plants.

Straw mulching

Earth science; Soil science

The use of straw to create a surface mulch on all or part of the soil surface for soil or water conservation, for soil temperature management or for weed suppression.

Dip

Earth science; Soil science

The angle that a structural surface, e.g. a bedding or fault plane, makes with the horizontal, measured perpendicular to the strike of the structure and in the vertical plane.