Question

What is Edaphology?​

Answer 1

Edaphology is one of two main divisions of soil science, the other being pedology. Edaphology is concerned with the influence of soils on living things, particularly plants. Edaphology includes the study of how soil influences humankind's use of land for plant growth as well as people's overall use of the land.

Answer 2

ᴇᴅᴀᴘʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴅɪᴠɪsɪᴏɴs ᴏғ sᴏɪʟ sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴘᴇᴅᴏʟᴏɢʏ. ᴇᴅᴀᴘʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ɪs ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ sᴏɪʟs ᴏɴ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs, ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀʟʏ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛs. ᴇᴅᴀᴘʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ ʜᴏᴡ sᴏɪʟ ɪɴғʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇs ʜᴜᴍᴀɴᴋɪɴᴅ's ᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ʟᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ɢʀᴏᴡᴛʜ ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ's ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅ.