sandy soil
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsandyandsoil
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sandy
adjective
uk/ˈsæn.dɪ/us/ˈsæn.dɪ/
covered with sand or ...
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soil
noun
uk/sɔɪl/us/sɔɪl/
the material on the surface of the ground in which ...
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(Definition ofsandyandsoilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The black clay on the east side contrasts sharply with the brown,sandysoilfound on the west side of the embankment.
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The absence of a direct correlation between trapped adults and tuber infestation insandysoilmay be due to lack of statistical power.
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This was particularly the case in loessial soil where tuber infestation was consistently higher than insandysoil.
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Cotton was sown in patches onsandysoil.
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Mechanical weeding was performed on thesandysoil.
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Trees in the heath forests occurred densely onsandysoiland had smaller basal areas compared with the peat-swamp and mixed dipterocarp forests.
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Below the clay there issandysoilcontaining only from 4-5 to 8-8 per cent, silt and clay.
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Inoculation with phosphate solubilizing microorganisms and a vesicular mycorrhizal fungus improves dry matter yield and nutrient uptake by wheat grown insandysoil.
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Physical characteristics ofsandysoilamended with municipal solid waste compost.
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Potassium distribution in asandysoilexposed to leaching with saline water.
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It is likely that the extent of the preference of heterorhabditids forsandysoilvaries between species.
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However, this depth was overcome easily in thesandysoil; about 2% occurred at 6-8 mm by mid winter and 10% at winter's end.
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They are important components in forests in the lowlands and lower mountains, in heath forest onsandysoiland swamp forest.
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This location represents the newly reclaimedsandysoilof low fertility and low water-holding capacity.
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