Pore Illustration (IMAGE)

American Society of Agronomy

Pore Illustration

Caption

Pore size is enlarged for illustration purposes. Soil pore B is twice the size of soil pore A. Water will flow through soil pore B at a volume 16 times greater than that of soil pore A.

Credit

Illustration Credit: S. Fisk, P. Scullion.

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