Soil science

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.

Industry: Earth science

Add a new term

Contributors in Soil science

Become a Contributors

Soil science

Albolls

Earth science; Soil science

Mollisols that have an albic horizon immediately below the mollic epipedon. These soils have an argillic or natric horizon and mottles, iron-manganese concretions, or both, within the albic, ...

Fall cone

Earth science; Soil science

A variety of cone penetrometer which utilises dropping weights to provide known increments of force applied to the cone, resulting in measured increments of soil penetration.

Soil microbial diversity

Earth science; Soil science

Expression of the variety of soil microorganisms and activities at the genetic, species, and soil ecosystem levels; measurements based on communities rather than species.

Basic fertiliser

Earth science; Soil science

One that, after application to and reaction with soil, decreases residual acidity and increases soil pH.

Lectins

Earth science; Soil science

Plant proteins that have a high affinity for specific sugar residues.

Photolithotroph

Earth science; Soil science

An organism that uses light as a source of energy and CO2or carbonates as the source of carbon for cell biosynthesis.

Crust

Earth science; Soil science

A transient soil-surface layer, ranging in thickness from a few millimetres to a few centimeters, that is either denser, structurally different or more cemented than the material immediately beneath ...