Wikipedia:WikiProject Soil

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WikiProject Soil is a project to organize and improve articles related to soil.

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Soil is defined as:

The "material that forms at the interface of the atmosphere and the lithosphere which is capable of supporting plant growth" (White 1997).^[1]
A critically important component of the earth's biosphere maintaining local, regional, and world-wide environmental quality (Doran & Parkin, 1994).^[2]
The "different forms of earth on the surface of the rocks, formed by the breaking down or weathering of rocks."^[3]
A "natural body composed of solids (minerals and organic matter), liquid, and gases that occurs on the land surface, occupies space, and is characterized by one or both of the following: horizons, or layers, that are distinguishable from the initial material as a result of additions, losses, transfers, and transformations of energy and matter or the ability to support rooted plants in a natural environment."^[4]
The granular material on the surface of other celestial bodies. Lunar soil and Martian soil are terms in general use that fit within the context of this project.

Soil articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
Quality	Top	High	Mid	Low	NA	???	Total
GA			2	2			4
B	12	14	24	29		7	86
C	12	28	73	89		10	212
Start	3	23	133	360		50	569
Stub			17	230		47	294
List		1	3	7			11
Template					5		5
NA			7	17	197		221
Assessed	27	66	259	734	202	114	1,402
Unassessed						36	36
Total	27	66	259	734	202	150	1,438
WikiWork factors (?)		ω = 5,723			Ω = 4.91

^ White RE (1997). Principles and practice of soil science: the soil as a natural resource (4th ed.). Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 9781444309164.
^ Doran, J.W., & Parkin, T.B. (1994) Defining and assessing soil quality. In Defining soil quality for a sustainable environment (SSSA Special publication No 35). Soil Science Society of America, Madison
^ "Soils". The New Student's Reference Work. F. E. Compton and Company. 1914. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
^ Soil Survey Staff (1999). "Chapter 1: The Soils That We Classify" (PDF). Soil Taxonomy, A Basic System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys (2nd edition). United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service. pp. Page 9. Retrieved 2007-12-17. (Agricultural Handbook 486)