112 Years Since the Foundation of Soil Science and 110 Years Since the Foundation of the Soil Institute in Bulgaria
Historical soil science is called to analyze and evaluate realistically and critically the role of important dates and discoveries that determine the further development of soil science. Of particular importance for soil science is the first scientific and fundamental work of N. Pushkarov "F...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bulgarian Soil Science Society
2022-06-01
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| Series: | Bulgarian Journal of Soil Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.bsss.bg/issues/Issue1_2022/BJSS_2022_1_7.pdf |
| Summary: | Historical soil science is called to analyze and evaluate realistically and critically the
role of important dates and discoveries that determine the further development of soil science.
Of particular importance for soil science is the first scientific and fundamental work of N.
Pushkarov "Formation of the soil", published 112 years ago.
With the present work an analysis of the natural and philosophical-dialectical
interpretations of his work related to the genesis of the soil is made. Pushkarov applies the
genetic approach to the study of soils and refutes the so-called. agro-geological (geological)
approach, which dominated at that time in world soil science. He makes an accurate and
objective general assessment of the factors and conditions of soil formation and proves new
knowledge of methodical and fundamental nature, which is applied in further research in the
country. At the same time, facts are presented about the soil science or agro-geological
section established by him in 1911, which performs the tasks for soil-cartographic research
formulated by him. All this gives grounds to conclude that in 1909 N. Pushkarov laid the
foundations of soil science in Bulgaria, and in 1911 he established a scientific-administrative
unit (scientific organization at the section level) and laid the foundations of the Institute of
Soil Science. . |
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| ISSN: | 2534-8787 2367-9212 |