loam soil

collocation in English

meaningsofloamandsoil

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loam
noun[U]
uk
/ləʊm/us
/loʊm/
high-quality earth that is a mixture of sand, clay, and decaying ...
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soil
noun
uk
/sɔɪl/us
/sɔɪl/
the material on the surface of the ground in which ...
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The ideal soil for cassava is a light, sandyloamsoilof medium fertility and with good drainage.
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Figure 14 presents the results of subsoiling in autumn and spring on a clayloamsoilwhich had a serious compacted layer at 0.5 m following cereals.
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By winter's end inloamsoil, about 70% of the seeds remained at the shallowest horizon (0-2 mm), 20% at 2-4 mm and 10% at 4-6 mm.
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Mpala ranch is dominated by 2 major soil types red sandyloamsoiland black cotton soil formed from volcanic rock.
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Loamsoilalso obstructed downward movement of seeds, although to a lesser extent than the silty-clay.
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Merrill et al.44 found that the geometric mean diameter of aggregates on a siltloamsoilincreased from about 1-2 mm to about 20-30 mm with time.
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Faba bean and lupin yielded similarly (340 g m - 2) in the sandyloamsoil, with decreasing yields on the sandy soil (320-270 g m - 2).
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The mineral constituents of aloamsoilmight be 40% sand, 40% silt and the balance 20% clay by weight.
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For food production, aloamsoilcontaining a small amount of organic material is considered ideal.
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The dark sandyloamsoil, with a heavy clay subsoil, was a big producer.
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For example, a sandyloamsoilwith 20% gravel would be called gravelly sandy loam.
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The lowland is formed by fluvio-lacustrineloamsoilabout 120 m thick.
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The sandyloamsoilof the region is high in calcium and alkaline.
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Plants enjoy a sandyloamsoilthat has good drainage.
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In a siltyloamsoil, its photodegradation half-life was 30 days.
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On the south side of the vale the land becomes hilly with an agricultural region of predominantlyloamsoil.
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The soil is moderately fertile with clayloamsoilwith little patches of clay and loam.
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