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Why is loamy soil considered the best soil for the cultivation of plants?
Saurabhmukherjee
This question is somewhat odd, in that loam is the name of a soil texture. This is similar to asking, "What color is red?" The texture of a loam soil is loam.
Soil texture describes the mixture of the fine mineral constituents of soil. By fine mineral constituents, we mean non-organic soil particles that are smaller than 2mm in diameter. These particle sizes are divided by size into three categories: sand, silt and clay. See the first link for the range in sizes of these particles.
Sand is gritty and water can move through it quickly. Silt feels like flour. Water moves through it more slowly than through sand. Clay can be molded, and may be sticky when it's wet. Water moves through clay most slowly of the particle sizes. In addition, clay tends to be more chemically active than the other particle sizes, and can enhance soil fertility as well as the ability of the soil to filter out certain substances from water.
Loam soil has a nice balance of sand, silt, and clay particles, the primary constituents of soil. Loam soils tend to let excess water drain freely, but still hold moisture for plants to draw on. Fruits, vegetables, and other plants thrive in loam soil.
Loam is considered the texture of soil that is most favorable to plant growth.
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∙ 11y ago
Aldz Maraya
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∙ 14y agoLoam is soil material that is medium-textured. It feels as though it contains a relatively even mixture of sand, silt, and clay because clay particles, with their small size, high surface areas, and high physical and chemical activities, exert a greater influence on soil properties than does sand or silt. Loam tends to be rather soft and friable. It has a slightly gritty feel, yet is fairly smooth and slightly sticky and plastic when moist. Casts formed from such soils can be handled quite freely without breaking.
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∙ 13y agoIt is loose, so the roots don't have to fight to grow.
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∙ 13y agoWiki User
∙ 6y agoLoamy soil is rich in organic matter, silt, sand and clay.
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∙ 13y agowhat are the characteristic of clay
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∙ 12y agoit has both clay and sand soil
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