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Together with soil erosion it is regarded as the costliest and most serious environmental problem caused by. For example a coarse soil is a sand or loamy sand a medium soil is a loam silt loam or silt and a fine soil is a sandy clay silty clay or clay. Many of the physical and chemical properties of the soil depend on how fine clayey or coarse sandy a soil is.
Including the optional sand fractions will refine the calculation.
An ideal soil for agriculture has the following characteristics. Journal of Agronomic Education. A flow diagram for teaching texture by feel analysis. Exercise - How to feel the soil texture 27 28 29 Soil structure Exercise - Soil structure analysis 30 32 Soil air Exercise - Finding out the amount of.