- Industry: Earth science
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An international scientific society that fosters the transfer of knowledge and practices to sustain global soils. Based in Madison, WI, and founded in 1936, SSSA is the professional home for 6,000+ members dedicated to advancing the field of soil science. It provides information about soils in ...
A sequence of related soils that differ, one from the other, primarily because of topography as a soil-formation factor.
Industry:Earth science
A plagioclase feldspar containing sodium (90-100%) and calcium (0-10%).
Industry:Earth science
(i) A term used in relation to solute movement. See also hydrodynamic dispersion. (ii) The breakdown of soil aggregates into individual component particles.
Industry:Earth science
A mycorrhizal association with intracellular penetration of the host root cortical cells by the fungus as well as outward extension into the surrounding soil.
Industry:Earth science
A horizon composed either of mineral or organic soil material that has both pH <3. 5 and jarosite mottles.
Industry:Earth science
A naturally occurring liming material composed chiefly of carbonates of Mg and Ca in approximately equimolar proportions.
Industry:Earth science
