humic soil
1Humic acid — is one of the major components of humic substances [http://www.ihss.gatech.edu/whatarehs.html] which are dark brown and major constituents of soil organic matter humus that contributes to soil chemical and physical quality and are also precursors …
2Soil conservation — is set of management strategies for prevention of soil being eroded from the earth’s surface or becoming chemically altered by overuse, salinization, acidification, or other chemical soil contamination. The principal approaches these strategies… …
3Soil acidification — is the buildup of hydrogen cations, also called protons, in the soil. This happens when a proton donor is added to the soil. The donor can be an acid, such as nitric acid and sulfuric acid (these acids are common components of acid rain). It can… …
4soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… …
5Soil — For other uses, see Soil (disambiguation). A represents soil; B represents laterite, a regolith; C represents saprolite, a less weathered regolith; the bottommost layer represents bedrock …
6humic acid — a brown, melanin tinted mixture of polymers, found in lignite, peat, and soils, where it acts as a cation exchange agent: used in drilling fluids and inks. [1835 45] * * * ▪ chemistry one of two classes of natural acidic organic polymer… …
7soil organism — ▪ biology any organism inhabiting the soil during part or all of its life. Soil organisms, which range in size from microscopic cells that digest decaying organic material to small mammals that live primarily on other soil organisms, play an… …
8humic — humus ► NOUN ▪ the organic component of soil, formed by the decomposition of leaves and other plant material. DERIVATIVES humic adjective. ORIGIN Latin, soil …
9humic — adj. of or pertaining to humus, of soil rich in organic material; found or contained in humus …
10Canadian system of soil classification — The Canadian system of soil classification is more closely related to the American system than any other. They differ in several ways. The Canadian system is designed to cover only Canadian soils. The Canadian system dispenses with a sub order… …
