Title: Reading and Audio Visual
Course: HRT 114 Introduction To Soil Science > Section: HRT 114 Introduction To Soil Science

Reading and Audio Visual

Reading
Reading Assignment and Video

Reading Assignment:  Text: Chapter 4

This fourth chapter describes soil texture as a fundamental soil property of the proportion of sand, silt, and clay that affects aeration and water retention.  Particle size, surface area, and pore size are examined. Textural classification using the soil triangle is discussed.  Soil density, bulk density, and soil porosity are analyzed. Soil structure, temperature, and color are presented as components that affect plant growth and nutrition.

Video: Physical Properties of Soil

The Physical Properties of Soil describes the soil separates or textures of sand, silt, and clay and the process of identifying them.  Soil structure and texture are compared and their importance is stressed in plant development.

The video is available in the CLC library and is on reserve for 2 hour intervals for the semester.