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The soil is both the most defining aspect of terrestrial habitats and one of the most crucial ecological elements (also known as the edaphic factor). It is composed of weathered rock materials (i.e., minerals) and organic detritus, both of which are formed through the physical, chemical, and biological processes occurring slowly and slowly for a long time at the earth&#39;s surface. It is the loose, friable, unconsolidated top layer of the earth&#39;s crust. The soil is the medium for the detritus food chain in addition to being the source for the entry of nutrients and water into plants. Nutrients released in detritus are broken down by different soil microbes such as bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa, etc., bound in or on soil particles, and then taken back into plants through their roots. All aquatic plants (hydrophytes), whether they are floating freely or submerged, rely on soil (mud) as their primary source of nutrition. In addition, soil serves as a form of support for all terrestrial organisms. Nematodes, polychaetes, arachnids, insects, rodents, and other animals all live underground and are supported by the soil as well as walking on it. The Latin word &#34;solum&#34; (which means earthy stuff in which plants grow) is the source of the English term &#34;soil.&#34; <a href="https://kissantoken.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Soil science</a>, pedology (pedos-earth), or edaphology are all terms for the branch of science that deals with the study of soil (edaphic-soil). In agricultural, horticultural, and forestry techniques including cultivation, irrigation, artificial drainage, and fertilizer application, among others, the study of soil is useful. Science fields including paleobotany, palaeozoology, petrology, mineralogy, and geology can all benefit from pedology. A fully developed or mature soil has acquired the profile characteristics (i.e., a succession of natural layers) typical of dominating soils on smooth uplands within the general climatic and botanical zones in which it is found (Marbut, 1926). The actions and mutually reinforcing influences of parent rocks, climate, topography, plants, animals, and antiquity of the land are all present in the soil, according to Dokyachev (1879), the first soil scientist.

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