Soil Texture : 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. For example, light soil refers to a soil high in sand relative to clay, while heavy soils are made up largely of clay.
Types of Soils :
(a) Sandy Soils : Composed of sand.
(b) Clayey Soils : Composed of mainly clay,
(c) Loam Soils : Composed of sand, silt and clay in equal percentage,
(d) Sanday Loam Soils : Composed of mainly sand,
(e) Silt Loam Soils : Composed of mainly silt.
(f) Clayey Loam Soils : Composed of mainly clay.