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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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Fractal
Earth science; Soil science
A tangible object or mathematical function made up of parts similar to the whole in some way, such that any small part of it , enlarged has the same statistical character as the original. Fractals ...
Degraded chernozem
Earth science; Soil science
A zonal great soil group consisting of soils with a very dark brown or black A1 (A) horizon underlain by a dark gray, weakly expressed A2 (E) horizon and a brown B (?) horizon; formed in the ...
Soil fragmentation
Earth science; Soil science
Antonym of soil aggregation, referring to the act of breaking soil apart into fragments. Occurs mainly in response to drop shatter experiments, sieving, or tillage operations such as chisel ...
Desert varnish
Earth science; Soil science
A thin, dark, shiny film or coating of iron oxide and lesser amounts of manganese oxide and silica formed on the surfaces of pebbles, boulders, rock fragments, and rock outcrops in arid regions.
Single chain
Earth science; Soil science
Arrangement resulting from silica tetrahedra sharing two oxygen per tetrahedron and linked linearly: silicon-oxygen ration is SiO32-.
Xeralfs
Earth science; Soil science
Alfisols that have a xeric soil moisture regime. Xeralfs are brownish or reddish throughout.
Taxon
Earth science; Soil science
In the context of soil survey, a class at any categorical level in the U. S. system of soil taxonomy.
