Soil Texture Definition

Soil texture refers to the relative percentage of sand, silt and clay in a soil. Natural soils are made of soil particles of varying sizes. It is an important soil characteristic because it will partly determine water intake rates (absorption), water storage in the soil, and the ease of tillage operation, aeration status etc. and combinedly influence soil fertility.
 
Note: As with most physical attributes of soils, soil texture is more of an informative indicator rather than something we want to change. Of course, this too can be monitored over time if we aim to effect change in terms of soil texture, but we need to be aware of the (slow) expected rate of change.