On the other hand, pedologists and geologists did not initially focus on the agronomic applications of the soil characteristics (edaphic properties) but upon its relation to the nature and history of landscapes.
U drugu ruku, pedolozi i geolozi nisu se u početku usredotočili na poljoprivredne primjene karakteristika tla (edafična svojstva) već nad njegovim odnosom prema prirodi i povijesti krajobraza.