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  2. Pedology - Wikipedia

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    Pedology (from Greek: πέδον, pedon, "soil"; and λόγος, logos, "study") is a discipline within soil science which focuses on understanding and characterizing soil formation, evolution, and the theoretical frameworks for modeling soil bodies, often in the context of the natural environment. [1]

  3. Paedology - Wikipedia

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    Paedology (also spelled pedology or paidology) is the study of children's behavior and development. It may be considered distinct from pedagogy , the art or science of teaching, and pediatrics , the field of medicine relating to children.

  4. Soil science - Wikipedia

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    This is the conceptual perspective of pedology and edaphology, the two main branches of soil science. Pedology is the study of soil in its natural setting. Edaphology is the study of soil in relation to soil-dependent uses. Both branches apply a combination of soil physics, soil chemistry, and soil biology.

  5. Friedrich Albert Fallou - Wikipedia

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    Founder of Pedology Friedrich Albert Fallou (1794–1877) was the German founder of modern soil science . [ 1 ] While working as a lawyer and tax assessor , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Fallou established himself as an independent scientist , a recognized authority [ 4 ] in the natural history of farm and forest soil.

  6. Edaphology - Wikipedia

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    The history of edaphology is not simple, as the two main alternative terms for soil science—pedology and edaphology—were initially poorly distinguished. [10] Friedrich Albert Fallou originally conceived pedology in the 19th century as a fundamental science separate from the applied science of agrology, [11] a predecessor term for edaphology, [12] a distinction retained in the current ...

  7. Category:Pedology - Wikipedia

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    Pedology (pědǒ'lōgy [needs IPA]), (from the Greek pedon = soil, earth), is the study of soils in its natural environment. It is one of two main branches of soil science, the other being edaphology. Pedology deals with pedogenesis, soil morphology, soil classification and soil distribution.

  8. Ped- - Wikipedia

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    Pedology, scientific study of soils; Pedometrics, the study of soil formation. Pedometric mapping, creation of maps based on soil properties; Pedosphere, the outermost layer of the Earth, composed of soil; Pedotope, total soil component of the abiotic matrix present in an ecotope

  9. Physical geography - Wikipedia

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    This discipline, between geography and soil science, is fundamental to both physical geography and pedology. [9] [10] [11] Pedology is the study of soils in their natural environment. It deals with pedogenesis, soil morphology, soil classification.