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Sand Silt Clay measurements
2mm-0.05mm, 0.05mm-0.002mm, >0.002
-classification tools to determine class for agricultural soils based on texture and size. |
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Organic Matter
Alumino Silicate Clay
Lime
Iron/Aluminum Clay
Silica |
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Massive & Single Grained
Granular, Blocky, Columnar, Prismatic, Platy |
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oven dried mass of soil (g)
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soil's total volume (cm3) |
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oven dried soil mass (g)
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volume of solids (cm3) |
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volume of pores in a solid (cm3)
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total soil volume (cm3)
(1-(Db/Dp))x100% |
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Sandy Soils
Drainage
Between aggregates |
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Loamy, Silty
Plant available water
Inside aggregates |
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Clayey
Long term water storage
Inside aggregates |
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% θV
------- x Soil Depth
100% |
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Mass of Water (g)
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oven dried soil mass (g) |
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