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Is there any difference(s) between soil profile and soil structure? If so kindly explain.​

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A soil profile is a vertical section of soil like the diagram above. It allows you to examine the structure of soil while Soil texture (such as loam, sandy loam or clay) refers to the proportion of sand, silt and clay sized particles that make up the mineral fraction of the soil.

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