Pedosphere 36(1): 2--5, 2026
ISSN 1002-0160/CN 32-1315/P
©2026 Soil Science Society of China
Published by Elsevier B.V. and Science Press
| Nontraditional soil science: Going beyond agronomy |
Ganlin ZHANG1,2,3 |
1 State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 211135 (China);
2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China);
3 Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 211135 (China) |
| Corresponding Author:Ganlin ZHANG |
| ABSTRACT |
| Soil science has remained basically an agricultural science since its establishment more than a century ago. However, given its multi-dimensional connections with human society and multi-functions and services to be utilized in the future, the theoretical and technological boundary of soil science is expanding from agricultural science to newly emerged soil science sectors, which can be termed as nontraditional soil science. To build a more comprehensive and up-to-date soil science system, new description methods, recommendation standards, interpretation principles, and criteria for non-agricultural applications should be developed. |
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| Citation: Zhang G L. 2026. Nontraditional soil science: Going beyond agronomy. Pedosphere. 36(1): 2-5. |
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