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Soils
Characteristics
Texture
Soil Profile
Soil Types
Threats to Soil
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Soil Characteristics
3 characteristics of soil that affect its VALUE
for farming and growing vegetation are:
1. Organic Content
2. Mineral Content
3. Soil Texture
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Organic Content
• organic content (dead and decomposing
material)
• Soil fertility is determined as a ratio of the
organic content to the content of ground
bed rock.
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Mineral Content
• Provide nutrients for various plant life.
• Ex. Potassium, calcium, phosphorous, nitrates
etc.
• Varies with precipitation!
• Ex. Heavy rains tend to leach soils removing
minerals from the root region of soil.
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Soil Texture (pg. 138) refers to the mixture of:
fine particles (sand), very fine particles (silt) and extra fine particles (clay).
The BEST texture for agriculture is an even mixture of each. (referred to as loam)
LOAM is a mixture of these particles that provide sufficient space to allow:
root penetration,
aeration (air flow),
nutrient flow and
drainage / water retention.
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Triangular graph of Soil Texture
Pg. 139
30% sand
50% clay
20% silt
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Soil texture…results
• Sandy soil — very light & dries out
swiftly. Water drains very quickly
• Silty soil — retains moisture & feels
slippery when wet. Retains nutrients
better than sand but does not dry out as
quickly.
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Soil texture…results
• Clay soil — a very heavy soil, it holds moisture for long periods of time when wet and dries hard as a brick. .
• Loam soil — the ideal soil texture, it is composed of sand, silt and clay. Loam is a separate category because none of its components account for more than 50%.
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Soil
Chapter 8
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Soil Characteristics
Most soils contain four basic components:
• Organic matter
• Mineral particles
• Water
• Air
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Soil Characteristics - Organic Content:
• Plants and animals aid in the development of a soil through the addition of organic matter (Ie. When they die!).
• Fungi and bacteria decompose this organic matter
• Also known as humus. A source of nutrients for plant growth.
• Makes up the upper layer of the soil .
• Colored dark brown to black.
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Soil Characteristics - Mineral content
• Originally part of rocks
• Broken down by weathering of rock
• Different particle sizes (sand, silt and clay)
• Some minerals are nutrients needed by plants for
growth. (Calcium, potassium, phosphorous)
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Soil Characteristics – Water & Air
• About half of the total mass of soil is made of up vast interconnecting cavities or holes.
• Usually caused by worms, insects and small animalsthat tunnel through the soil.
• These holes are filled with both air and water.
• The amount of air and the amount of water filling these spaces varies dramatically throughout the year, and from location to location.
• BUT averages about half each.
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Soil Characteristics – Water & Air
• Plants need air around their roots in order to properly
obtain nutrients required for growth.
• Plants need water to grow.
• Water enables physical and chemical weathering to
create the various components of the soil.
• Water dissolves and carries minerals and nutrients
required by plants to grow.
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Soil Profile
• O Horizon – “Organic”
• HUMUS: detritus, leaf
litter and other organic
material lying on the
surface.
• dark because of the
decomposition.
• decompose into
nutrients that enrich the
soils.
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Soil Profile
• A Horizon – “Topsoil”
• darker than the lower
layers.
• loose and crumbly
with varying amounts
or organic matter.
• most productive layer
of soil.
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Soil Profile
• B Horizon – “Subsoil”
• Light colored, dense,
and low in organic
matter.
• materials leached and
eluviated from the
topsoil accumulate
here.
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Soil Profile
• C Horizon –
“Weathered Parent
Material”
• transition area between
soil and parent material.
• Partially disintegrated
parent material.
• mineral particles.
• less organic/living matter.
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Soil Advancement
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Differentiate among the terms accumulation of humus,
leaching, eluviation and capillary action.
• Humus is the accumulation of dead and decayed plant and animal matter that makes up the organic nature of soil. Occurs where there is substantial plant and animal growth.
• Leaching is the process where nutrients are washed down through the soil with the movement of liquids/water soluble minerals down the soil profile. Occurs where there is substantial rainfall.
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Differentiate among the terms accumulation of humus,
leaching, eluviation and capillary action.
• Eluviation is the lateral or downward movement of (solids / insoluble minerals) clay and other fine materials in suspension. Occurs where there is substantial rainfall.
• Capillary action results when water molecules are attracted to clay particles and drawn upward through the soil profile. Occurs where it is substantially dry.
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Using the triangular graph of soil texture, which combination would make the poorest soil?A) 20% sand, 70% clay, 10% silt B) 60% sand, 30% clay, 10% siltC) 40% sand, 30% clay, 30% silt D) 50% sand, 10% clay, 40% silt
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Using the triangular graph of soil texture, a soil texture combination of 20%
sand, 10% clay and 70% silt would constitute which soil type?
(A) sandy clay (B) sandy loam
(C) silty clay (D) silty loam *
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Using the triangular graph of soil texture below, which combination would
make the most favourable soil for farming?
(A) 10% sand, 15% clay, 75% silt (B) 15% sand, 55% clay, 30% silt
(C) 20% sand, 70% clay, 10% silt (D) 50% sand, 20% clay, 30% silt *
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Which process transports soluble inorganic matter downward through the soil?
A) accumulation of humus
B) capillary action
C) eluviation
D) leaching
Which term refers to the process by which particles of insoluble inorganic matter are transported downward through the soil?
(A) accumulation of humus
(B) capillary action
(C) eluviation
(D) leaching
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Which refers to the upward movement of soluble material through the soil by water?
(A) capillary action
(B) eluviation
(C) erosion
(D) leaching
Which term refers to the process by which minerals and dissolved salts are transported upward through the soil?
(A) accumulation of humus
(B) capillary action
(C) eluviation
(D) leaching