Why is porosity an important soil property?

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Diego Martínez Paz
Jul 7, 2017

Absorption.

Explanation:

Porosity in soil allows the process of nutrients, minerals and water absorption by plants.

This explains how excessive cultivation (overuse) of soil reduces its porosity, causing eventual erosion and infertility.

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