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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Diffusion coefficient

Earth science; Soil science

Proportionality constant which indicates the ability of a material to allow gases and ions to flow under a partial pressure or concentration gradient.

Arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM)

Earth science; Soil science

Mycorrhizal type that forms highly branched arbuscles within root cortical cells of host or compatible plants.

Surface phreatic level

Earth science; Soil science

Free water surface where soil water is at atmospheric pressure.

Inceptisols

Earth science; Soil science

Mineral soils that have one or more pedogenic horizons in which mineral materials other than carbonates or amorphous silica have been altered or removed but not accumulated to a significant degree. ...

Enrichment culture

Earth science; Soil science

A technique in which environmental (including nutritional) conditions are controlled to favour the development of a specific organism or group of organisms through prolonged or repeated culture.

Deterministic model

Earth science; Soil science

Models based upon the concept that a descrete value exist for the vaiable of interest at each point in space and given a set of input values, a unique output can be determined.