Assertion: soil's matter | /r/HasProperty | organic
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text: If I have a clay soil getting that organic matter in there is gonna allow to get more air because the roots need air in the soil food bed needs air.
text: Good soil amended with compost or organic matter retains moisture well, but it may still dry out during hot or dry weather.
text: soil - Soil is a natural body comprised of solids (minerals and organic matter), liquid, and gases that occurs on the land surface, occupies space, and is characterized by one or both of the following: horizons, or layers, that are distinguishable from the initial material as a result of additions, losses, transfers, and transformations of energy and matter or the ability to support rooted plants in a natural environment.
text: Soil is the loose surface material consisting of inorganic particles and organic matter that covers most of the land surface.
text: A soil has a "soil texture" (sand and silt and clay) and it has organic matter mixed in it.
text: A soil has a "soil texture" (sand and silt and clay) and it has organic matter mixed in it.
text: All soil is made up of inorganic mineral particles, organic matter (including living things), air and water.
text: Though soil in the Atlanta area has been greatly leached of organic matter, the Conservation Reserve Program works to improve soil quality through reduction of erosion and sediment deposit in water sources.
text: Soil is composed of organic matter (decomposing plants, animals, and microbes), biomass (living plants, animals, and microbes), water, air, minerals (sand, silt, and clay), and nutrients (nitrogen, carbon, phosphorus).
text: However, a soil that meets the textural definition of loam can lose its characteristic desirable qualities when it is compacted, depleted of organic matter, or has clay dispersed throughout its fine-earth fraction.[clarification needed]
text: It is formed by mineral particles, organic matter, water, air and living organisms.
text: In addition to these particles, soil also contains other things such as organic matter, liquids, gases, organisms, and minerals that all play a part in the soil’s function.
text: Soil contains organic matter, liquids and minerals, while most of the other layers of the regolith do not.
text: Surface soils in the Great Plains and Corn Belt are darkened and enriched by organic matter.