Research Guides: Soil Science: Reference

Reference Databases

CREDO Reference This link opens in a new window
A collection of nearly 500 encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference books provides a good starting point for research.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographical, business and literary sources.

Glossary of Soil Science Terms
This Glossary of Soil Science Terms was an ad hoc committee of the Soil Science of America to provide a single glossary of terms for the various disciplines of soil science.
Glossary of Crop Science Terms
This Glossary of Crop Science Terms was developed by a number of ad hoc committees of the Crop Science Society of America to provide a single glossary of terms for the various disciplines of crop science.