soil science
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Origin of soil science
First recorded in 1935–40
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Inspired by the practice of composting livestock, Spade set up a five-month pilot project with the soil science department at Washington State University.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
The data gathered in the program applies to ecology, weather, oceanography, soil science, biology and satellite calibration/validation research.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
Naomi Rintoul-Hynes, senior lecturer in soil science and environmental management at Canterbury Christ Church University, studied soil contamination from World War One and fears the conflict in Ukraine is doing similar, irreversible damage.
From Reuters • Mar. 1, 2023
She started auditing courses on soil science and poring over academic reports in the agricultural library at Berkeley, to better understand the food system and global hunger.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2021
In the words of soil science, this functioning like a storage battery for minerals is called cation exchange capacity.
From Organic Gardener's Composting by Solomon, Steve
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