Talk:Plaggen soil
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[edit]Man-made (anthropogenic) soils, like plaggen soil, and like Terra preta, are subjects of study in both of the two main branches of soil science: pedology, the study of soil in its natural setting, and edaphology, the study of soil as it is affected by man and as it affects man, plants and animals. Accordingly, category:soil science is the best main cat for these types of articles. -- Paleorthid 07:46, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
The term has a broad meaning, including a mixture of animal excrement and urine. I replaced the term with "urine and excrement" to make it a little clearer and because no slurry was actually added. That would suggest that the two main ingredients were mixed beforehand and then applied to the bedding, instead of just dropping/streaming out of a cow, pig or sheep. Also, the mixture was fermented/composted in the potstal. Kleuske (talk) 12:06, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
- Slurry does have a wider meaning, but here the context is very clear and this is what farmers call it. However, if you think it needs clarification, we could call it "manure slurry", the term used in the literature. --Bermicourt (talk) 20:02, 25 January 2015 (UTC)