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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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River wash
Earth science; Soil science
In soil survey a map unit that is a miscellaneous area, which is barren alluvial areas of unstablilized sand silt, clay or gravel reworked by frequently by stream activity.
Passive absorption
Earth science; Soil science
Movement of ions and water into the plant root from diffusion along a chemical potential gradient.
Riparian
Earth science; Soil science
Land adjacent to a body of water that is at least periodically influenced by flooding.
Sustainability
Earth science; Soil science
Managing soil and crop cultural practises so as not to degrade or impair environmental quality on or off site, and without eventually reducing yield potential as a result of the chosen practise ...
Compost
Earth science; Soil science
Organic residues, or a mixture of organic residues and soil, that have been mixed, piled, and moistened, with or without addition of fertiliser and lime, and generally allowed to undergo thermophilic ...
Residual acidity
Earth science; Soil science
Soil acidity that is neutralised by lime or a buffered salt solution to raise the pH to a specified value (usually 7. 0 or 8. 0) but which cannot be replaced by an unbuffered salt solution. It can ...
Lateritic soil
Earth science; Soil science
A suborder of zonal soils formed in warm, temperate, and tropical regions and including the following great soils groups: Yellow Podzolic, Red Podzolic, Yellowish-Brown Lateritic, and Lateritic.
