HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which characteristics of sandy textured soils?
A
small packed together soil particles
B
high moisture-holding capacity
C
high nutrients-holding capacity
D
low moisture-holding capacity
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Sandy soils contain less amount of silt so they hold less amount of water when compared to other types of soils.

Detailed explanation-2: -It does this by soil particles holding water molecules by the force of cohesion. As an example, a sandier soil has much less water holding capacity than a silt loam soil. Due to the size of the soil particles, the cohesive properties are much different between a sand particle and a clay or silt particle.

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