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SOIL PHYSICAL COMPONENTS “Getting to the root of the problem” san d silt clay ai r wate r Cation exchange tillage roots

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SOIL PHYSICAL COMPONENTS. “Getting to the root of the problem”. sand. Cation exchange. air. silt. roots. tillage. clay. water. Mineral. 0. 1mm. 2mm. 3mm. 4mm. 5mm. SAND. 2.0 - 0.5 mm. SILT. CLAY. 0.5 - .002mm.

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SOIL PHYSICAL COMPONENTS

“Getting to the root of the problem”

sand

siltclay

air

water

Cation exchange

tillageroots

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Mineral

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CLAY<0.002mm

0 1mm 2mm 3mm 4mm 5mm

SAND2.0 - 0.5 mm

0.5 - .002mmSILT

Soil Particle Sizes

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100% 0%

0%

0%100%

100%

LoamSilt Loam

Silt

Sandy Loam

Loamy SandSand

Clay loamsilty clay

loam

clay

sandy clay loam

sandy clay

Soil Texture

Percent SAND

Perc

ent C

LAY

Percent SILT

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Soil Structure. . . the arrangement of soil particles into aggregates

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Soil aggregates

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Organic

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End of PART 2.

“Soil Physical Components”

Slide set developed by:

Dr. Charles Mitchell

Extension Agronomist-Soils & Professor

Auburn University

for use in the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training Program