Ameliorants v's conditioners

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Hi Folks

 

Has anyone tried to distinguish the difference between ameliorants and soil conditioners when used in the context of tree planting? always assumed that an ameliorant was an inorganic substance such as leca,perlite,vermiculite or sand used to improve the infiltration rate of the upper root zone in sports turf settings? Would I be right in assuming soil conditioners would be organic substances such as peat, composted leaves, sewage cake etc which would improve the colloidal properties of the back fill in planting pits? Which catagory would mycorrhizal fungi introduced to the rootzone fall into?

sorry to ask such geeky questions but no one here has a positive answer.

cheers Dave:thumbup: