<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">soil science</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31410615</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:50:25</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">pedology</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">science, soil</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Science concerned with all aspects of soils, including their origin, distribution, classification, utilization, physical and chemical properties, and the role of organisms in soil production and in relation to soil character. For the branch of agriculture that deals with land cultivation, soil management, and field crop improvement, management, and production, see "agronomy". ]]></dc:description></metadata>