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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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Soil science
Alluvial
Earth science; Soil science
Pertaining to processes or materials associated with transportation or deposition by running water.
Deposit
Earth science; Soil science
Material left in a new position by a natural transporting agent such as water, wind, ice, or gravity, or by the activity of man.
Wasteland
Earth science; Soil science
Land not suitable for, or capable of, producing materials or services of value.
Relative humidity
Earth science; Soil science
The ratio, at a given temperature, of the water vapour pressure to the saturated water vapour pressure; used as a measure of water potential by meteorologists.
Soil classification
Earth science; Soil science
The systematic arrangement of soils into groups or categories on the basis of their characteristics. Broad groupings are made on the basis of general characteristics and subdivisions on the basis of ...
Aquerts
Earth science; Soil science
Vertisols that are saturated with water for periods long enough to limit their use for most crops other than pasture and woodland unless they are artificially drained. Aquerts have in one or more ...
