PPT-Soils

Soil Definition mixture of mineral particles eroded rock water air organic matter and living organisms Gravel larger than 2 mm Sand 005 to 2 mm Silt 0002 to 005 mm Clay smaller than 0002 mm. Add lots of OM to the soil compost manure of sheep chickens dairy horses Be sure to irrigate regularly the first year Dont stress the trees Make sure that you have an established working irrigation plan Make sure the irrigation system will reach all Sedzani. . Elia. . Muravha. 12 January 2012. Introduction………………………………………………………….... Characteristics of expansive soils…………………………………... Dru. Yates. dru.e.yates@gmail.com. Learning Objectives. List . and describe the 5. . factors of soil formation. List and describe the 4. . soil forming processes. Be familiar with common soil horizons and corresponding lowercase suffixes used to describe these horizons. Why is soil important? . Why is soil important? . PLANTS grow in soil. If there was no soil, there would be no plants and NO FOOD!!!. Why is soil important? . PLANTS grow in soil. If there was no soil, there would be no plants and NO FOOD!!!. CLORPT for short. Soils differ from one part of the world to another, even from one part of a backyard to another. . They differ because of where and how they formed. And over time, five major factors control how a soil forms. These factors are . Russell Yost. 1. , . Bao-Shen. Li. 2. , Prof. . Xiaolin. Li. 2. , ZuChao. 3. 1. Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences. University of Hawai`i at . Manoa. Honolulu, Hawai`i. 2. China Agricultural University, Beijing, China. Munwar Sultana Solangi. Lady Instructor. Agriculture Training Institute. Sakrand. An . agricultural.  definition of soil is "a dynamic natural body on the surface of the earth in which plants grow, composed of mineral and organic materials and living forms". Extensively developed in Antarctica and rare outside of Polar regions. Characterized by a specific lithology due to penguin nesting behavior. Includes a combination of soil, pebbles, guano, highly rich in organic. Tundra comes from the Finnish . tunturia. ,. which means barren . or treeless land. However, the . tundra is not really barren. A . diversity of low growing plants . – including a few dwarf trees . Soil Types. 12 Soil Orders. Soil Orders in US. World View. ALFISOL. Moderately Weathered. ANDISOL. Volcanic ash. ARIDISOL. Very Dry. ENTISOL. Newly Formed. Gelisol. Frozen. HISTOSOL. Organic, Wet. INCEPTISOL. . on top, but not fertile . soil. … . Tropical soils are found under . very hot . conditions, and high yearly . rainfall. .. They are the worlds oldest. soils. . They are so old, that they are . RUSTY. What is a . WETLAND. ?. Peat Bogs: Poor Man’s Charcoal. HISTOSOL. Organic, Wet. What are . hydric. soils???. Hydros. = water in Latin. Surface layers are usually . BLACK. The subsoil is . GRAY. , and has freckles of bright . The . 6. Functions of Soils. SOIL. Medium for plant growth. System for water supply and purification. Recycling system for nutrients and organic wastes. Habitat for . soil organisms. Engineering medium. Presented by Name, Position. Member/Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America. Why is Soil important. What are 4 things we . cannot live without?. Soil. Water. Air. Sunlight. Does Soil = . Dirt?.