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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
Cover crop
Earth science; Soil science
Close-growing crop, that provides soil protection, seeding protection, and soil improvement between periods of normal crop production, or between trees in orchards and vines in vineyards. When ...
Biofilm
Earth science; Soil science
Organised microbial systems consisting of layers of microbial cells attached to surfaces, with complex structural (i.e., extracellular polysacchrides) and functional (i.e., anaerobic degradion) ...
Exoenzyme
Earth science; Soil science
Enzymes that are excreted by organisms into the surrounding environment and carry out their metabolic or catabolic activity in that location.
Faecal pellets
Earth science; Soil science
Rounded and subrounded aggregates of faecal material produced by the soil fauna.
Igneous rock
Earth science; Soil science
Rock formed from the cooling and solidification of magma, and that has not been changed appreciably by weathering since its formation.
