soil
The top layer of the earth’s blank" >target="_blank" >surface, consisting of disintegrated rock and decayed blank" >target="_blank" >organic blank" >matter suitable for the growth of blank" >target="_blank" >glossary/plant/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="3408a00bdfd6ba28fca0b703d7319563" blank" >target="_blank" >plant life. (Ching, 1995)
