EXPERIMEN-1S

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TYPES SOIL
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POADSIDE SOIL 50 50 35 15 30/
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INATER HOLDINlh CAPACITV DF SolL

BJECTIVE
Nater h oldîng copacdty of roi

RETOUIREMENIS
Gnarden 8oil, TOGdstde soll, meosoring ajlunder, funnels, tttetr paupes
bearers, balante, OVen ete

PROCEDURE
Take tw0 funnelr and Une th em wtth PrIter paper Lobel them Aand
B place them on measuring ayunderr Tare 100gm oven dried samp
enh Of the garden soil and ro adtide soil put the garden soil in
funnel A and roadside soil in funnel B pour i00ml dt water tn eadh
tunnel-Reord the volume ot ltered ovt water în the mtaruring
y Under uhen the drlppeng 0f_wdter rtops from the funnel

CONCLUSION
Tarden gol hau a higher woter holding
capadty than the roa-
Stde soil, betaure the rtadstde soif has larger 9wanttel of
Sond and silE

PRECAUTIONS
wning Of the soil sam ples shbuld be done attw ratay
POor 0ter slowly and gen tly on the soil in the funne
ReCDrd the volume oF colected woter 1n the meoJvring
uinder cor etvlly