Topic 3) Soil Profile and Properties Flashcards
(7 cards)
O horizon
The first horizon found in soil
Soil Colour
Organic matter Content
Water content
Presence of oxidation states of iron and manganese oxides
Soil Texture
Sand
Slit
Clay
Influence of Surface area
Water holding Capacity
Retain nuteinets and other chemicals
Increased likelohood of discrete aggreenates
Microbal reaction
Formation of aggrergates
Flocculation of Clays
Volume Changes
Activite of soil organism
Bulk density
Is the total density with pores include
Partical Density
the total density with out pore