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Waterwise on the Farm: Soil texture

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This two page factsheet from the Waterwise on the farm series contains explains the term "soil texture" and uses diagrams and photographs to show it is assessed. A table lists the soil texture classes using the "ribboning technique" and contains a description of each.


 

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