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Hungry!

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on: Aug 13, 2013
If you wanted to increase the cation exchange and water retention capacity of loamy soil, what should you do?
A) adjust the soil pH to 7.9
B) add clay to the soil
C) practice no-till agriculture
D) add fertilizer containing potassium, calcium, and magnesium to the soil
E) increase the number of sand particles in the soil


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Reply #1 on: Aug 26, 2013
I know it's B,

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