Soil Texture and Textural Class

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Soil Texture and Textural Class Laboratory #3

Objectives To learn and understand the significance of the following concepts related to soil texture : The definition of soil texture, soil separate, and textural class. The relative size of particles defined as sand, silt, and clay. How to determine a soil's textural class using the textural triangle when the soil texture is known. How to estimate a soil's textural class by the "feel" method. How soil textures and textural classes relate to soil management and land use.

Definition Soil texture is defined as the relative proportion of sand, silt and clay. The ranges of diameters of the three separates are: sand (2.0- 0.05 mm), silt (0.05-.002 mm), and clay (<0.002 mm). http://science.kennesaw.edu/~jdirnber/limno/LecPhy/SiltSandClay.jpg

Diameter Ranges Soil Fraction Soil Separate Diameter (mm) Sand Very coarse sand 1 to 2 Coarse sand 0.5 to 1 Medium sand 0.25 to 0.5 Fine sand 0.1 to 0.25 Very fine sand 0.05 to 0.1 Silt 0.002 to 0.05 Clay < 0.002

Importance of Soil Texture Soil texture is one of the most important properties of a soil, and it greatly affects land use and management. It affects the amount of water and nutrients that a soil can hold and supply to plants. Soil physical properties such as structure, and movement of air and water through the soil are affected by texture.

What affects soil texture? The parent material, as modified by weathering and soil- forming processes, determines a soil horizon’s texture. Residuum (or bedrock) Marine Sediments http://soils.ag.uidaho.edu/soilorders/aridisols_07.htm http://soils.ag.uidaho.edu/soilorders/ultisols_01.htm

Can soil texture be altered? Texture is a relatively permanent physical property under natural conditions, and, for most agricultural or forestry uses, it is not practical to change soil texture. In intensely managed systems texture can be changed by adding coarser or finer material. http://www.gov.mb.ca/iedm/profiles/images/alfalfa_lg.jpg

Determining Soil Texture - Lab Soil textures can be determined in laboratory analyses where the amount of sand, silt, and clay are measured quantitatively. We will do this in the laboratory activities. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NasaNews/ReleaseImages/20040730/06_LabTestingSoil.jpg

Determining Texture - Field In the field, the soil's texture may be determined by the "feel" method, where we estimate the amount of sand, silt, and clay.

Soil Textural Class Soil textural classes are based on the relative proportions of the various soil separates (sand, silt, and clay). There are 12 different soil textural classes. We use the texture triangle to determine the textural class.

Texture Triangle The percentage units (0-100%) of sand, silt, and clay are listed along the sides of the triangle. Also notice that the relative proportion of sand, silt, and clay always adds up to 100%. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~arossi/texture%20triangle.jpg

Texture Triangle Example #1 Tell me what the textural class is if we have: 42% sand, 35% silt, and 23% clay. We would have a loam!! http://www.public.iastate.edu/~arossi/texture%20triangle.jpg

Texture Triangle Example #2 What would we have if we had a soil with 8% sand, 32% clay, and 60% silt?

Texture Triangle Answer #2 http://www.public.iastate.edu/~arossi/texture%20triangle.jpg We would have a silty clay loam!!

Organics in Soil Texture Sand, silt, and clay are the only particles used to determine soil texture. Soil texture refers only to the mineral fraction of the soil. Organic matter is not considered when determining texture or textural class. A precise analysis of soil texture requires that organic matter be removed.

Questions??