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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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Redox depletions
Earth science; Soil science
Zones of low chroma (2 or less) where Fe-Mn oxides alone or both Fe-Mn oxides and clay have been stripped out of the soil.
Air entry value
Earth science; Soil science
The value of water content or potential at which air first enters a porous media.
Mohr envelope
Earth science; Soil science
The envelope of a series of Mohr circles representing stress conditions at failure for a given material.
Covalent bond
Earth science; Soil science
The force holding two atoms together which arises from the sharing of electrons.
Microsymbiont
Earth science; Soil science
Usually refers to the prokaryotic partner in a nitrogen-fixing symbiosis.
Transport
Earth science; Soil science
The movement of mass from one point in the soil to another point in the soil.
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