Question

which one of the following is an edaphic factor

Answer 1

edaphic factor is abiotic factor regarding soil..eg:alkaline soils

Answer 2

Edaphic factor is a type of physical factor of soil related to its structure and composition.

For an instance, more alkalinity is the soil is a type of edaphic factor. Analyzing the physical factor and the chemical factor of the soil is the best way to study the nature of the soil. A fertile soil contains 25% of air, 15% of water, 40% of mineral matter and 10% of organic matter in it. A maximum cut down in any of these mixture can be considered as an edaphic factor of the soil.