Difference between revisions of "Loam"
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Loam is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > 63 µm), silt (particle size > 2 µm), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size < 2 µm). | Loam is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > 63 µm), silt (particle size > 2 µm), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size < 2 µm). | ||
| − | + | ==Particle Sizes== | |
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[[File:Soil texture triangle.png|thumb|Photo courtesy of USDA Horticulture and soil science wiki]] | [[File:Soil texture triangle.png|thumb|Photo courtesy of USDA Horticulture and soil science wiki]] | ||
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| − | + | ==Implications of particle sizes on soil management== | |
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