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- grabhróg Tagairt Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- crumb
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- Sainmhíniú "soil aggregate created by artificial disturbance, e.g. tillage, whose surfaces are rounded as for soil aggregates in soils with a granular structure and which is larger than a grain but smaller than a clod" Tagairt "COM-Terminology Coordination, based on:- FAO. Guidelines for Soil Description (25.5.2023). Fourth Edition. Rome, 2006- Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary. Soils - Part 2: Physical Properties of Soil and Soil Water. James M. Peterson (Ed.). Soils Home Study Course > 'page 4: Soil Structure' (25.5.2023)"
- Nóta Depending on the size of aggregates found naturally in the soil under consideration (i.e. peds), the size of the artificially produced crumbs may vary from < 1 mm in diameter to an upper limit of around 5-10 mm. By contrast, clods are > 1 cm in size.