What texture class has the smallest available water capacity (AWC) and what is t

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What texture class has the smallest available water capacity (AWC) and what is that value?

What texture class has the largest AWC and what is that value?

Field capacity water content e Saturated hvdraulic Wilting Suction Head Texture Porosity n point water conductivity content cm 0.437 0.437 0.453 0.463 0.501 0.02 0.036 0.041 0.029 0.015 0.417 0.401 0.412 0.434 0.486 0.33 0.309 4.95 6.13 11.01 8.89 16.68 11.78 2.99 1.09 0.34 0.65 Sand Loamy Sand Sandy Loam oam Sit Loam Sandy Clay 21.85 20.88 27.3 0.398 0.068 0.15 oam 0.464 0.155 Clay Loam Sity Clay 0.471 0.039 0.109 0.047 0.09 0.432 0.321 0.423 0.385 oam 0.43 0.47 0.475 23.9 29.22 31.63 0.06 0.05 0.03 Sandy Clay Sity Clay Clay

Explanation / Answer

Available water capacity :-It is the capacity of the soil to store water .

So AWC=Field capacity-walting poing

So for every texture we will determine the AWC,

Sand=0.415

Loamy sand=0.365

Sandy loam=0.371

Loam=0.405

Silt loam=0.417

Sandy clay Loam=0.065

Clay loam=0.145

Silty clay Loam=0.393

Sandy clay=0.212

Silty clay=0.376

Clay=0.376

So the smallest AWC value is for sandy clay loam and the value is 0.065.

The highest AWC is for silt loam and the value is 0.417.

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