ABSTRACT
Soil texture and structure: role in soil health Rainer Horn, Heiner Fleige and Iris Zimmermann, Institute for Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Germany
1 Introduction
2 Particle size and soil health
3 Soil aggregate formation and soil health
4 Conclusions
5 Future trends
6 References
Soils are complex bodies formed on the land surface consisting of liquid, gaseous and solid components. They contain inorganic and organic materials, including a large number and variety of living organisms. They must be used carefully in accordance with their resilience and elasticity for the long-term maintenance of key properties and processes of the soil, if they are to meet the demands of a growing world population (Lal and Shukla 2004).
