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SILTY CLAY LOAM [1 record]

Record 1 2018-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

[A soil texture class] that contains 27 to 40% clay and less than 20% sand.

CONT

Sunflowers are well adapted to a wide range of soils. The medium-textured soils such as loams, silty loams, and silty clay loams, which have moderate to high water-holding capacity, are best suited for sunflower production.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

[Classe texturale] du sol contenant de 27 à 40 % d'argile et moins de 20 % de sable.

CONT

Le tournesol s'adapte bien à différents types de sols. Les sols de texture moyenne comme les terres fortes, les limons siliceux et les limons argilo-siliceux, qui retiennent assez bien ou même très bien l'eau, sont ceux qui conviennent le mieux à la culture du tournesol.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
OBS

Clase textural de suelo.

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