Soil texture Clay Silt Sand Loam Nutrient-holding capacity Good Medium Poor Medium Water- infiltration capacity Poor Medium Good Medium Water-holding capacity Good Medium Poor Medium Aeration Poor Medium Good Medium Workabili Poor Medium Good Medium
Soil texture Clay Silt Sand Loam Nutrient-holding capacity Good Medium Poor Medium Water- infiltration capacity Poor Medium Good Medium Water-holding capacity Good Medium Poor Medium Aeration Poor Medium Good Medium Workabili Poor Medium Good Medium
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals
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Transcribed Image Text:Part 2: Soil texture properties
Using the table below, determine the properties of each of the soil samples analyzed above.
Soil texture
Water-
Aeration
Water-holding
capacity
infiltration
Clay
Silt
Sand
Loam
Nutrient-holding
capacity
Good
Medium
Poor
Medium
FIGURE 3-16
10
20
30
40
capacity
Poor
Medium
Good
Medium
8
percent clay
50
60
loamy
sand sand
100
ö
70
sandy/
clay
"
sandy clay loam
^
sandy loam
8
80
d
90
2
100
%
clay
10
clay loam.
loam
$
percent sand
20
8
Good
Medium
Poor
Medium
30
a
silty
clay
V
silty clay
loam
percent silt
silt loam
30
%
60
1
8
Chart showing the percentages of clav. silt. and sand in the basic textural classes.
70
silt
08
6
.90
100
Poor
Medium
Good
Medium
Workability
Poor
Medium
Good
Medium
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