(n) :
the mode of soil formation; the sub-discipline of soil science that deals with soil genesis with special reference to the soil-forming factors responsible for development of the solum, or true soil: time, parent material, topography, climate and organisms
(n) :
the mode of soil formation; the sub-discipline of soil science that deals with soil genesis with special reference to the soil-forming factors responsible for development of the solum, or true soil: time, parent material, topography, climate and organisms