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soil scienceScientific discipline that investigates soils as primary natural resources at the surface of the Earth. It includes the subdisciplines of pedology (study of soil formation and classification), soil biology (study of soil organisms), soil chemistry, and soil physics. soil science [′sȯil ‚sīยทəns] (geology) The study of the formation, properties, and classification of soil; includes mapping. Also known as pedology. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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12-16: Annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, Indianapolis, IN. The fastest soil regeneration is about 200 years, but it can take a million years, depending on the geologic processes;' says Dan Yoder, a professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and Soil Science at the University of Tennessee. The Illinois team's results and conclusions will soon be published in the Soil Science Society of America Journal, a peer-reviewed publication serving the profession. |
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