Which risk rises in soils lacking clay minerals?

💡 Explanation

Increased nutrient leaching happens because clay minerals facilitate adsorption; lack of clay reduces the soil's capacity to retain nutrient ions. Thus, water percolating through will more easily carry away nutrients via leaching, rather than remain adsorbed.

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