Coarse textured soils (sands and loamy sands) have low PAW because the pore size distribution consists mainly of large pores with limited ability to retain water. Although fine textured soils have ...

Fine-grained soils, which include silts and ... Additionally, the USDA soil texture triangle, a long-standing tool for soil classification, has been evaluated for its effectiveness in representing ...

As you would imagine, coarse textured sandy soils with larger pores allow water to enter the soil more rapidly than fine textured clay soils with smaller pores. Water also drains more quickly from ...

When soils become waterlogged, soil organisms take the oxygen they need from nitrates, leaving the nitrogen in a gaseous form which escapes into the air. This is known as denitrification and is the ...