clay loam

collocation in English

meaningsofclayandloam

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clay
noun[U]
uk
/kleɪ/us
/kleɪ/
thick, heavy soil that is soft when wet, and hard when dry or baked, used for making bricks ...
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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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(Definition ofclayandloamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The soil texture is siltyclayloamwith 29, 47, and 24% sand, silt and clay respectively, and illite is the dominant clay mineral.
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Soils in most of the plains are sandy loam orclayloamin texture, with quality varying across the region but not very much.
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In the east, where rainfall is low, this yield could only be achieved on loam, silt loam, siltclayloamandclayloamsoils.
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The dominant soil textures in the study area are silty clay and siltyclayloam.
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The majority of the soil in the area isclayloam.
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It is a sandyclayloamwith low levels of total nitrogen, organic matter and available phosphorus.
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The soils in the 52-ha plot range in texture fromclayloamto sandy loam.
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Figure 14 presents the results of subsoiling in autumn and spring on aclayloamsoil which had a serious compacted layer at 0.5 m following cereals.
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The soil texture of the experimental plots is siltyclayloamwith an average of 8 % sand, 70 % silt, 22 % clay and a bulk density of 1300 kg/m3.
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The soil composition mainly consists ofclayloam.
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Theclayloam, the predominant one, is developed from shales and sandstones.
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Below the subsoil is a layer of mixed gravel and siltyclayloam.
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Below the subsoil is a 6 in thick layer ofclayloam.
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Below this layer, there is a subsoil of yellowish-red siltyclayloam.
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The neighbourhood is named for a type of soil, malmo siltyclayloam, common in the area.
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This area has soil of slight alkalineclayloamto light loam in gray to dark gray color.
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It prefers well-drained and fertileclayloamsoils, with a sunny aspect and extra moisture when young.
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Soils are mostly well drained reddish brown loam, gravelly in some cases and often grading toclayloamor clay with increasing depth.
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