Soils

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Soils

Soil consists of 4 components

Texture is largely determined by fine-earth fraction, particles < 2 mm in diameter

The USDA recognizes 12 textural classes

Relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay determine a number of properties:

“Structure” refers to arrangement or grouping of soil particle into clusters or aggregates.

Soil organic matter is the living or dead plant & animal material in the soil.

Soil pH

Soil fertility

Factors involved in soil formation

Soils show, to varying degrees, profiles showing layers, or horizons

Soils differ in terms of their optimal application and fertility

Mississippi River floodplain consists of inceptisols (http://grunwald.ifas.ufl.edu/Nat_resources/soil_orders/inceptisols.htm)

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Other information:
Nature of soils, with a brief description of inceptisols, the predominant soil type along the Mississippi River floodplain