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Nature of Soil Separates: Physical, Mineralogical and Chemical

After reading this article you will learn about the physical, mineralogical and chemical nature of soil separates. Physical Nature of Soil Separates: Soil separates consist of stones, gravels, sands, silts and clays. Their nature is described briefly. (i) Stone, Gravel and Sands (Coarse Fragments): Stones and gravels range in size from 2 mm upward and may be almost rounded, irregularly [...]

By |2016-07-20T07:51:54+00:00July 20, 2016|Soil|Comments Off on Nature of Soil Separates: Physical, Mineralogical and Chemical

Nature and Properties of Humus–Discussed !

After reading this article you will learn about the nature and properties of humus. Nature of Humus: Humus is highly colloidal and amorphous in nature. Moreover, its surface area and adsorptive capacity are much higher than that of clay colloids. The cation exchange capacity (CEC) of silicate clays ranges from 8 to 150 C mol (P+) kg-1, whereas the CEC [...]

By |2016-07-20T07:51:12+00:00July 20, 2016|Organic Matter in Soil|Comments Off on Nature and Properties of Humus–Discussed !
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