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Earth science
Any of several geological sciences that are concerned with the earth, its origins, and all of its various structures and physical forms and phenomena.
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contrasting soil
Earth science; Soil science
A soil that does not share diagnostic criteria and does not behave or perform similar to the soil being compared.
integrated drainage
Earth science; Soil science
A general term for a drainage pattern in which stream systems have developed to the point where all parts of the landscape drain into some part of a stream system, the initial or ...
bioassay
Earth science; Soil science
A method for quantitatively measuring a substance by its effect on the growth of a suitable microorganism, plant, or animal under controlled conditions.
clay mineral
Earth science; Soil science
A phyllosilicate mineral or a mineral that imparts plasticity to clay and which harden upon drying or firing.
one-third-atmosphere percentage
Earth science; Soil science
The percentage of water contained in a soil that has been saturated, subjected to, and is in equilibrium with, an applied pressure of one-third atmosphere. Approximately the same ...
band application
Earth science; Soil science
A method of fertilizer or other agrichemical application above, below, or alongside the planted seed row. Refers to either placement of fertilizers close to the seed at planting ...
agric horizon
Earth science; Soil science
A mineral soil horizon in which clay, silt and humus derived from an overlying cultivated and fertilized layer have accumulated. The wormholes and illuvial clay, silt and humus, ...
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