Which of these soils absorbs and retains the maximum water?

(a) sandy soil
(b) clayey soil
(c) loam soil
(d) sandy-loam soil

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(b) clayey soil
Clayey soil have very little space between its particles and thus, it can absorb and retain maximum water.

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Appu’s father plans on opening an Anthurium flower farm. He read that Anthurium plants require soils with good water absorption capacity along with good aeration. He has three choices: Clayey soil, Sandy Loam soil and coco peat (an artificial soil made from coconut husks). He took 50 g of each soil and determined the volume of water it absorbed. He also determined the soil particle size using a microscope and tabulated the results.

$\begin{matrix} Soil Type & Volume of water absorbed by 50g of soil & Particle size Clayey & 35 ml & 0.002 mm Sandy Loam & 15 ml & 1 mm Coco Peat & 350 ml & 1 mm \end{matrix}$

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Which of these soils absorbs and retains the maximum water? (a) sandy soil (b) clayey soil (c) loam soil (d) sandy-loam soil

(b) clayey soil Clayey soil have very little space between its particles and thus, it can absorb and retain maximum water.

Which of these soils absorbs and retains the maximum water?

(a) sandy soil
(b) clayey soil
(c) loam soil
(d) sandy-loam soil

(b) clayey soil
Clayey soil have very little space between its particles and thus, it can absorb and retain maximum water.