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Table 4 The distribution of grain size of soil aggregates under different initial water contents

From: Effect of drying–wetting cycles on aggregate breakdown for yellow–brown earths in karst areas

Initial water content w/%

Mass percent content of soil aggregates in each size range (%)

5–10 mm

2–5 mm

1–2 mm

0.5–1 mm

0.25–0.5 mm

<0.25 mm

5.08

0.00

0.00

0.74

3.32

4.17

91.77

14.51

0.46

1.58

4.66

7.84

17.26

68.20

24.73

1.23

4.89

12.67

16.28

20.25

44.68

29.68

1.90

5.20

15.82

23.89

17.52

35.67

37.52

3.07

5.93

15.91

26.32

20.22

28.56