Soil and Plant Scientists

<ul><li>Communicate research or project results to other professionals or the public or teach related courses, seminars, or workshops.</li><li>Conduct experiments to develop new or improved varieties of field crops, focusing on characteristics such as yield, quality, disease resistance, nutritional value, or adaptation to specific soils or climates.</li><li>Develop new or improved methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or insect pests.</li><li>Provide information or recommendations to farmers or other landowners regarding ways in which they can best use land, promote plant growth, or avoid or correct problems such as erosion.</li><li>Develop environmentally safe methods or products for controlling or eliminating weeds, crop diseases, or pests.</li><li>Investigate soil problems or poor water quality to determine sources and effects.</li><li>Conduct experiments investigating how soil forms, changes, or interacts with land-based ecosystems or living organisms.</li><li>Conduct research to determine best methods of planting, spraying, cultivating, harvesting, storing, processing, or transporting horticultural products.</li><li>Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the effects of alternative practices on the environment.</li><li>Study ways to improve agricultural sustainability, such as the use of new methods of composting.</li><li>Develop methods of conserving or managing soil that can be applied by farmers or forestry companies.</li><li>Investigate responses of soils to specific management practices to determine the use capabilities of soils and the effects of alternative practices on soil productivity.</li><li>Identify degraded or contaminated soils and develop plans to improve their chemical, biological, or physical characteristics.</li><li>Develop ways of altering soils to suit different types of plants.</li></ul>