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So far from being merely inert dirt, soil is an infinitely varied, wondrously complex, vital, life-sustaining medium whose physical, chemical and biological components constantly interact not only amongst themselves but with water, air and plants. Highly responsive to both use and abuse, the soil on a farm should be a focal point in drought management, for it is not always appreciated that sandy soil, loam and heavy clay soil respond very differently — and largely predictably — to one and the same shower of rain, and likewise to drought.
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Whitmore, J.S. (2000). Soil Management in Relation to Drought. In: Drought Management on Farmland. Water Science and Technology Library, vol 35. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9562-9_4
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