Collocations withsoil
These are words often used in combination withsoil.
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acidic soil
The successional system had a slightly more acidic soil condition than the three other systems.
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alluvial soil
The second is a more recently formed alluvial soil that makes up the river banks and on which the gallery forests are found.
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compacted soil
Also, forgotten paths and roads may have left strips of compacted soil, which can last a long time.
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contaminated soil
This method is recommended as it is sensitive, efficient and confirms the results of microscopic observations undertaken during the routine examination of contaminated soil.
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damp soil
Terrestrial crustaceans would be able to persist, alive, in damp soil for at least a week while the journey from the source area could take as little as two days.
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disturbed soil
Sixty-eight traps were set in the boulder debris in each wadi at sites identified as active from the presence of fresh faeces and disturbed soil.
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eroded soil
Moreover, at the initial period, yields for teff, beans, and barley declined by 51, 23, and 14.5 kg per cm of eroded soil, respectively.
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exposed soil
Loblolly-bay seedlings seem to require relatively open conditions and exposed soil for establishment.
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fertile soil
Testing a stockless arable organic rotation on a fertile soil.
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foreign soil
If a war crime is committed on foreign soil—and we know of the ugly and sad cases which have occurred in recent times—the soldiers concerned should be tried.
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frozen soil
Studies of bacteria diversity in permafrost (permanently frozen soil) have been limited to identification of viable cultures.
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loam soil
The ideal soil for cassava is a light, sandy loam soil of medium fertility and with good drainage.
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loamy soil
Soil is predominantly loamy soil with naturally high groundwater.
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lunar soil
Both lunar soil and meteorites exhibited sufficient protective properties against the destructive action of ultraviolet radiation over the reaction products.
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native soil
Application of nitrogen fertilizer early in the season is not recommended as it would be lost with the native soil nitrate.
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poor soil
Other factors mentioned included seed availability, poor soil fertility, availability of inputs and credit and an unpredictable producer price.
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productive soil
Thousands of square miles of productive soil have now become deserts.
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rocky soil
In the garden outside a cottage he saw a collier, still in his working clothes, digging the rocky soil.
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sandy soil
The black clay on the east side contrasts sharply with the brown, sandy soil found on the west side of the embankment.
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saturated soil
We study plane shear waves in a continuum model for a saturated soil, assuming a hypoplastic flow rule.
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soil aggregate
This seasonality also influences nutrient redistribution between soil aggregate fractions.
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soil amendment
Compost is generally recommended as a soil amendment, intended for blending with soil or other matrices.
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soil biota
Collectively, soil biota affects both agricultural productivity and environmental quality and, therefore, warrants careful consideration when evaluating the sustainability of cropping systems.
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soil compaction
Higher soil compaction and less leaf litter in the logged forest, as demonstrated in this study, could have resulted in lower beetle numbers.
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soil condition
The successional system had a slightly more acidic soil condition than the three other systems.
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soil conditioner
Human excreta, like animal manure, is a good soil conditioner and a renewable source of plant nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
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soil conservation
The minimum tillage package could be an effective intervention for soil conservation due to the early-vegetative cover of the soil.
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soil crust
Soils are calcareous, poor in fertility and characterized by a soil crust formation.
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soil erosion
Reducing soil erosion and agricultural chemical losses with conservation tillage.
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soil fertility
The practice of shifting cultivation was well suited to the regeneration of soil fertility.
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soil horizon
The lowest oxidation rate constant was observed in the upper soil horizon during the three time intervals of the glucose incubation.
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soil microbe
Birds, butterflies, soil microbes, beetles, earthworms, spiders, vegetation, and mammals are particularly affected.
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soil moisture
Thus, some environmental differences, such as fungal attack or soil moisture, do not seem to influence this process of seed viability loss.
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soil profile
This process is enhanced by the acidification of the soil profile as a result of nutrient depletion and erosion.
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soil solarization
Application of soil solarization to fall production of cucurbits and pepper.
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soil temperature
Average soil temperature was used in the analysis.
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soil texture
The soil texture is silty clay loam with 29, 47, and 24% sand, silt and clay respectively, and illite is the dominant clay mineral.
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stony soil
It has fallen on stony soil.
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thin soil
In these the hard-pan of re-cemented decomposed rock that closely underlies the thin soil produces severe water-logging in the latter in heavy rain.
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volcanic soil
The leading products are millet and raw cotton and the region's rich volcanic soil is particularly well-suited to cotton production.
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well-drained soil
They are cloud forest plants and need partial shade to full sun with a moist well-drained soil mix.
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