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soil_profile soil_chemistry soils | Soils/Land Use | Saturday March 21, 2009 | By Lesley
What is sodic soil? Sod ic soil has high amount of sod ium ions. Remember basic chemistry? Sodium is a 2+ ion. With high amounts of sodium, there is a lot of positive charge in the soil. Like charges dispel from one...
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mottles soil_chemistry soils | Soils/Land Use | Saturday February 28, 2009 | By Lesley
What is a mottle? The word “mottle” refers to an uneven colored appearance. Freckles on a person’s skin could be considered a mottle characteristic. In soils, mottles refer to areas where the soil...
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soils water | Soils/Land Use | Monday February 23, 2009 | By Lesley
1. What are the four components that compose soil? Air, water, organic matter and mineral 2. What is “permanent wilting point”? Permanent wilting point is defined as the minimal point of soil moisture the plant requires not to wilt. ...
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soils | Soils/Land Use | Thursday February 19, 2009 | By Lesley
Soils form through four elements. 1. Parent Material: A soil can form by a couple of different methods. The first one is the "old-fashioned way" - rock weathering. Rock are broke down by lichens or other community pioneers and...
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soils quick_quiz | Soils/Land Use | Monday February 16, 2009 | By Lesley
1. What are the four components that compose soil? 2. What is “permanent wilting point”? 3. Excessive phosphorous in runoff waters from fertilized fields may cause an increase in biological growth of algae and aquatic weeds in downstream lakes....
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