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    The soil textural triangle classifies soils based on their relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay, which determines the soil's water holding capacity and irrigation needs. A soil's texture can be identified through both visual inspection and touch - sandy soils feel gritty, silty soils feel floury, and clayey soils feel smooth when wet. The proportion of sand, silt, and clay in a soil determines its placement on the textural triangle and identifies its class.

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    The soil textural triangle classifies soils based on their relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay, which determines the soil's water holding capacity and irrigation needs. A soil's texture can be identified through both visual inspection and touch - sandy soils feel gritty, silty soils feel floury, and clayey soils feel smooth when wet. The proportion of sand, silt, and clay in a soil determines its placement on the textural triangle and identifies its class.

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    The soil textural triangle classifies soils based on their relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay, which determines the soil's water holding capacity and irrigation needs. A soil's texture can be identified through both visual inspection and touch - sandy soils feel gritty, silty soils feel floury, and clayey soils feel smooth when wet. The proportion of sand, silt, and clay in a soil determines its placement on the textural triangle and identifies its class.

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    Percent sand

    Fig The soil textural triangle


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    The texture of a soil is closely related to its water holding capacity or


    the reservoir of molsture available for plant use. lt also determines, to a
    considerable extent, the quanti.ty of water to be applied as well as the frequency
    of irrigatlon. Therefore it is necessary to determine the textural class of soil for
    practical irrigation. This can be done by the "feel" of the soil when rubbed
    between the thumb and flngers or in the palm of the hand. The smoothness
    of the
    soil when wet and "slick out" gives a fair idea of the amount of clay present.
    The sand particles are gritty. The siLt has a floury or talcum-powder feel when
    dry. The following description will help to identlfy a soil according to its
    texture.

    Sand

    sand is loose with single grains. The individual grains can be seen or
    felt. squeezed in the hand when dry it will fal1 apart when the pressure
    is released. squeezed when moist, it will form a cast, but will crumble
    when touched.

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