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What is soil?
Is a complex mixture of
inorganic
and
organic
materials with variable amounts of air and water.
Inorganic Material
clay, silt, sand, gravel and rocks
Organic
Of living and non-living plant and animal material.
Living organisms- insects, earthworms and microorganisms
non-living- plants and animals waste and residues(remains of dead bodies) in differnt stages of decompoition.
Soil is broken down into six general features
1.texture
2.structure
3.acidity
4.gas content
5.biotic composition
6.water content
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CHAPTER 10
Description
creating a subtainable system
Updated
2010-10-19T18:48:11Z
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