Ability of soil aggregates to resist breaking apart when exposed to external forces such as erosion
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Soil sieve nests with dry soil aggregates after removal from a laboratory drying oven
Soil aggregate stability is a measure of the ability of soil aggregates—soil particles that bind together—to resist breaking apart when exposed to external forces such as water erosion and wind erosion, shrinking and swelling processes, and tillage.[1][2] Soil aggregate stability is a measure of soil structure[3] and can be affected by soil management.[4]
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