A soil separate with effective diameters from 0.05 to 2 mm. Sand is also a soil textural class in which sand is the dominate separate. A mineral, such as clay, formed from decomposition of primary minerals and reconstition into a new mineral. Soil or land prepared to promote germination of seed or receipt of transplanted seedlings and to support their subsequent growth. A soil separate with effective diameters from 0.002 to 0.05 mm.
Silt is also a soil textural class in which silt is a principal separate.
The collection of surface matter of land that supports plants and that has properties affected by parent material, climate, vegetation, topography, and time and the interactions of these factors. The intensity of hydrogen ion concentration in soils. The total acidity is the sum of active acidity and reserve acidity. A material added to soils to change their chemical or physical properties. Soil chemical properties.