Soil Structure

A description of how soil particles are arranged, or clumped together, into aggregates. The pore space within an aggregate and between aggregates is an important aspect of soil structure. A well-structured soil will generally provide good growing conditions, allow for good root growth, improved drainage and a drier surface. Poorly structured soils will provide the opposite of beneficial conditions, including poor drainage, waterlogged surface, poor root growth and increased match cancellations of games where sports are played on the area.

There are different types of distinct structural units called Peds within a soil.