poor soil
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpoorandsoil
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poor
adjective
uk/pɔːr/us/pʊr/
having little money and/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 ofpoorandsoilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Other factors mentioned included seed availability,poorsoilfertility, availability of inputs and credit and an unpredictable producer price.
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However, they had different views about the causes ofpoorsoilfertility.
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The arable land always remained small in area because of thepoorsoiland the structural shortage of dung.
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The application of organic inputs alone is not a feasible option to combatpoorsoilfertility.
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It appears direct drilling and autocasting are less effective when there are large amounts of poorly chopped straw from the previous crop, wet conditions or wet andpoorsoilstructure.
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Salt, too, is building up through over-irrigation andpoorsoildrainage.
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Cassava is regarded as a crop adapted to drought-prone environments, where cereals and other crops do not thrive, and it also grows well inpoorsoil.
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Another useful point about this fertiliser subsidy is thatpoorsoiltakes the largest amount of fertilisers.
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It is a country ofpoorsoiland uncertain rainfall and great areas of territory are being swallowed by the desert every year.
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She has the disadvantages ofpoorsoiland lack of water, and she is infested with disease.
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Imagine 1,000 people trying to live off 640 acres in this country; and that country suffers from apoorsoil.
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There are many hundreds of farmers who are struggling—as my ancestors did—to make a living out of verypoorsoil.
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Apparently much of the tropical forest, luxuriant though it may appear, grows on verypoorsoil.
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I went out on field trips with people from that project and saw them instructing farmers on how best to use theirpoorsoil.
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The figure also reflects the cost of three major viaducts,poorsoilconditions along part of the route, and improved standards embodied in the design.
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In our uplands thepoorsoil, a short growing season and difficult weather conditions limit the carrying capacity of the land.
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Here you are going to take a very sparsely populated, low rain-fall,poorsoilarea which at present is covered with bush.
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