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(a) Describe the following terms associated with soils Soil texture, Soil porosity, Soil permeability (b) What is the importance of soil acidity

      

(a) Describe the following terms associated with soils
Soil texture
Soil porosity
Soil permeability
(b) What is the importance of soil acidity

  

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Faith
Soil texture is the composition of soil in respect to particle size.
Soil porosity refers to the amount of pore spaces in a soil sample.
Soil permeability refers to the movement of water in the soils and depends on its texture.

Soil acidity reduces the rate at which bacteria decompose organic matter and the rate at which roots absorb minerals
Soil acidity determines the chemical environment in which plants grow and conditions under which microorganisms live.
Faimus answered the question on March 16, 2018 at 20:08


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