Soil culture

The term soil culture encompasses those natural sciences and techniques that research the sustainable cultivation and planning of natural soil and its economically usable yields.

The latter also includes the forest and all kinds of useful plants , soil organisms and other soil-related areas of expertise such as hydraulic engineering and the construction of protective structures and landfills.

The group of these subject areas include:

• Agriculture and neighboring biological disciplines such as
  • Agricultural biology , herbalism , animal and plant breeding , etc.
• Forestry , silviculture and horticulture
• Soil science (pedology) including relevant related disciplines such as bacteriology
• Food , fermentation and biotechnology
• Cultural engineering , water management and areas of geotechnical engineering
• Remote sensing , surveying and amelioration
• Structural engineering related to natural hazards , water and agriculture
• Regional planning , landscape ecology and landscape protection
• the basic sciences are biology , geology and geoinformatics
• as well as - depending on the country and teaching university - other soil-related subject areas.

Soil culture is also part of the name of some institutes and universities , including the

• University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna- Währing is the best known.

See also

• Environmental protection , sustainability , soil protection
• Torrent and avalanche control , landfill construction

Web links

• Development plan of BOKU Vienna and its departments (PDF file; 1.94 MB)
• Pro Natura - Soil culture , agriculture and viticulture ( Memento from March 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
• Weihenstephan University of Applied Sciences - Main course in Agriculture and Soil Culture ( Memento from July 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
• Bavarian State Institute for Agriculture
• Agricultural information (links forestry at the bottom)