Fundamentals of Soil Science |
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acid aggregates Alfisols Alluvial alluvium amount arid basalt biological Calcite capillary water carbon characteristics chemical weathering classification clay minerals climate coarse colloids composition crops cultivation decomposition deposits disintegration drainage earth earth's crust Entisols epipedon erosion factors feldspar gravity groups H₂O haematite horizon humid humus hydration Hygroscopic Inceptisols India iron Kaolinite land layer leaching lime loam maps micas movement nutrients organic matter oxides oxygen parent material particle density pedogenic Pedology peds physical plant growth platey Podzolization pore space porosity quartz regions Regolith rocks sand sandy saturated schist sedimentary sediments silicates silt and clay slopes Smectite soil air soil colour soil development soil formation soil forming soil moisture soil particles soil pores soil profile soil properties Soil Science soil structure soil survey Soil Taxonomy soil temperature Soil texture soil water soils contain solid soluble surface area textural class vegetation Vertisols water potential