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    • Māori plaggen soil, river silt with scale measure.
    Rights: Bruce McFadgen Published 30 July 2013 Size: 47 KB Referencing Hub media

    Māori gardeners sometimes added sand and gravel to soil to improve its drainage, making the soil ideal for kūmara. The modified soil is known as a plaggen soil.

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      Soil formation

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