SOIL AND PLANT ANALYSIS (1+1)

Classes of Structure

Each primary structural type of soil is differentiated into 5 size classes depending upon the size of the individual peds.
The terms commonly used for the size classes are


1. Very fine or very thin
2. Fine or thin
3. Medium
4. Coarse or thick
5. Very Coarse or very thick

The terms thin and thick are used for platy types, while the terms fine and coarse are used for other structural types.