FORESTRY
SOIL SCIENCE
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color
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particle size
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texture
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weight
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Detailed explanation-1: -What Influences Soil’s Water-Holding Capacity? Water-holding capacity is controlled primarily by soil texture and organic matter. Soils with smaller particles (silt and clay) have a larger surface area than those with larger sand particles, and a large surface area allows a soil to hold more water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many soil properties are influenced by texture, including drainage, water-holding capacity, aeration, susceptibility to erosion, organic matter content, cation exchange capacity, pH buffering capacity, and soil tilth.
Detailed explanation-3: -The capacity of soil to retain and release water depends on a broad range of factors such as soil texture, soil depth, soil architecture (physical structure including pores), organic matter content and biological activity. However, appropriate soil management can improve this capacity.