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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Soil salinity

Earth science; Soil science

The amount of soluble salts in a soil. The conventional measure of soil salinity is the electrical conductivity of a saturation extract.

Xererts

Earth science; Soil science

Vertisols that have a thermic, mesic, or frigid soil temperature regime and if not irrigated, cracks that remain both 5 cm or more wide through a thickness of 25 cm or more within 50 cm of the ...

Disease-suppressive soils

Earth science; Soil science

Soils in which pathogens do not establish or persist, pathogens establish but cause little or no damage, or pathogens cause disease for a while, but the disease becomes less important even though the ...

Substrate utilisation patterns

Earth science; Soil science

The metabolic potential of soil microbial communities based on the number of substrates used that differentiate the microbial community.

Soil biochemistry

Earth science; Soil science

The branch of soil science concerned with enzymes and the reactions, activities, and products of soil microorganisms.

Root penetration

Earth science; Soil science

The process by which plant roots elongate through soil.

Soil science

Earth 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 ...