Soil and Crop Sciences

Soil science is concerned with soil as a natural resource on the earth's surface, including its formation, classification, and mapping, and the physical, chemical, biological, and fertility qualities of soils in general, as well as these features in relation to soil use and management. Pedology (the formation, chemistry, morphology, and categorization of soil) and edaphology (the influence of soil on organisms, particularly plants) are sometimes used interchangeably with soil science.

Crop Sciences underlies the production and management of food, feed, fibre, and energy crops to meet human needs and to protect the environment.

The Crop and Soil Science stresses the scientific components of agronomy, such as using plant genetics and breeding to improve plant yield, quality, and profit, and optimizing soil physical, chemical, and microbial features to improve crop production.