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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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Glaciofluvial deposits
Earth science; Soil science
Material moved by glaciers and subsequently sorted and deposited by streams flowing from the melting ice. The deposits are stratified and may occur in the form of outwash plains, deltas, kames, ...
Krotovina
Earth science; Soil science
Irregular tubular streaks within one layer of material transported from another layer by filling of tunnels made by burrowing animals with material from outside the layer in which they are found.
Puddling
Earth science; Soil science
Any process involving both shearing and compactive forces which destroys natural structure and results in a condition of greatly reduced pore space.
Aquic conditions
Earth science; Soil science
Continuous or periodic saturation and reduction. The presence of aquic conditions is indicated by redoximorphic features and can be verified by measurement of saturation and reduction.
Organic fertiliser
Earth science; Soil science
By product from the processing of animals or vegetable substances that contain sufficient plant nutrients to be of value as fertilizers.
Dust mulch
Earth science; Soil science
A very loose, finely granular, or powdery condition on the soil surface.
Acidic cations
Earth science; Soil science
Cations that, on being added to water, undergo hydrolysis resulting in an acidic solution. Hydrated acidic cations donate protons to water to form hydronium ions (H3O+) and thus in aqueous solutions ...
