Although the total soil water content of a clay soil is about the same as a nearby well structured silt loam,the clay will likely provide more available water to plants because of its higher volume of small pores.

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Clay soils have smaller pores which hold water more tightly than the larger pores in silt loam soils, making it harder for plants to extract water from clay soils.

Although the Total Soil Water Content of a Clay Soil