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The soil was a deep silty-clay loam, with an organic matter content of 1.6% (0–30 cm). The cultivar Soissons was grown in 16 plots (8 preceding crops × 2 input levels). Preceding crops were faba bean, maize, pea, rapeseed, sorghum, soybean, sunflower, and wheat.
- Silty Clay Loam Soils
The dry bare surface and subsurface Pewamo silty clay loam...
- Silty Loam
Clay content in soils promotes conductivity, whereas silty...
- Silty Clay Loam Soils
Loam (in geology and soil science) is soil composed mostly of sand (particle size > 63 micrometres (0.0025 in)), silt (particle size > 2 micrometres (7.9 × 10 −5 in)), and a smaller amount of clay (particle size < 2 micrometres (7.9 × 10 −5 in)).
If the percentages of sand, clay, and silt in the soil sample are known, then the triangle can be used to determine the soil texture classification. For example, if a soil is 70 percent sand and 10 percent clay then the soil is classified as a sandy loam.
Fig 5: Loam. The way the other particles combine in the soil makes the loam. For instance, a soil that is 30 percent clay, 50 percent sand and 20 percent silt is a sandy clay loam, with the soil types before "loam" listed in the order their particles are most dominant in the loam.
The dry bare surface and subsurface Pewamo silty clay loam soils under CT and NT management with lower C/N ratios had relatively higher % reflectance between 350 and 2500 nm compared with NV. The dry subsurface Crosby Celina silt loam soils gave similar observations.
The texture of soil, including its composition of sand, silt, and clay, affects water retention and drainage capabilities differently. Sandy soils drain quickly but have low water-holding capacity, while clay soils retain water tightly but have slower drainage.
Clay content in soils promotes conductivity, whereas silty loams are characterized by low conductance. Pits and burnt features display small values of conductivity and metallic pieces or areas of high moisture content exhibit higher readings.
