| 1. | In healthy, well-structured soils, particles interact with each other forming soil aggregates.
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| 2. | Glomalin is hypothesized to improve soil aggregate water stability and decrease soil erosion.
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| 3. | Soil structure has to do with the size of the soil aggregates or clusters of soil particles.
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| 4. | More persistent forms of organic C include lignin, humus, organic matter encapsulated in soil aggregates, and charcoal.
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| 5. | This is due to soil aggregate formation in finer textured surface soils when subject to soil biological processes.
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| 6. | They aerate and stir the soil and increase the stability of soil aggregates, thereby assuring ready infiltration of water.
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| 7. | Soil litter protects soil aggregates from raindrop impact, preventing the release of clay and silt particles from plugging soil pores.
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| 8. | Soil aggregates also reduce wind erosion, because they are larger particles, and are more resistant to abrasion through tillage practices.
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| 9. | It is used to predict the soil water storage, water supply to the plants ( field capacity ) and soil aggregate stability.
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| 10. | The formation of soil aggregates is important for erosion control, as they are better able to resist raindrop impact, and water erosion.
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