Good soil structure contributes to soil and plant health, allowing water and air movement into and through the soil profile. Soil stores water for plant growth and supports machine and animal traffic. While some soils are naturally better structured than others, some physical characteristics can be changed with good management.
It is essential to monitor the physical characteristics of the soil to understand soil conditions. It is also necessary to ensure that management practices are not contributing to the decline of the soil. An example is excessive traffic causing compaction and reducing the number of macrospores, or spaces between the aggregates, reducing the amount of air and water into and through the soil.
Author(s) Details:
Rajarathinam, A.,
Department of Statistics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India.
Ramji, M.,
Department of Statistics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India.
