soil moisture
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsoilandmoisture
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soil
noun
uk/sɔɪl/us/sɔɪl/
the material on the surface of the ground in which ...
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moisture
noun[U]
uk/ˈmɔɪs.tʃər/us/ˈmɔɪs.tʃɚ/
a liquid such as water in the form of very small drops, either in the air, in a substance, or on ...
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(Definition ofsoilandmoisturefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsoil moisture
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Thus, some environmental differences, such as fungal attack orsoilmoisture, do not seem to influence this process of seed viability loss.
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Integration of thesoilmoistureover both layers can lead to similarsoilmoisturevalues as in the understorey.
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Thus,soilmoisturemonitored from burned forests may be used as surrogates for unburned adjacent forests.
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Finally, increased invertebrate activity on the rotation and no-till fields could have increased soil fertility andsoilmoisture, and therefore productivity.
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If farmers have to maintain a desired population at harvest,soilmoisture, fertility and pest management must be improved and thinning should be completed earlier.
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Tree canopies can also redirect water -ow along stems and branches, called stem -ow, which would enhancesoilmoistureclose to their bases.
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As tillage did not affectsoilmoisture, it is probable that tillage had little effect on soil physical conditions immediately around the seed.
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There was no significant effect of tillage onsoilmoisturein any of the experiments (data not shown).
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Also,soilmoistureconditions close to the surface can be expected to range from near saturated to rather dry, depending on rainfall, radiation and wind.
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Neithersoilmoisturenor nutrient availability at the boundary differed from inside the patches, suggesting that tree recruitment at the boundary is not resource limited.
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Natural variation in rainfall was employed to altersoilmoisturebetween the experimental periods for dry and wet treatments.
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Soil properties were assessed as they were expected to explain differences insoilmoistureand influence (regrowth) production.
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Their distribution and abundance in relation tosoilmoistureduring the previous winter and adult distribution the previous summer was examined.
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Attention to sowing at the correctsoilmoisturethere resulted in good stands early on and full ground cover by the time flag leaves emerged.
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Those plots that diverge from the norm are restricted to edaphic sites offering extreme conditions (granite outcrops) or increasedsoilmoistureand fertility (valley bottom).
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Therefore,soilmoistureconservation is crucial for maintaining soil biological processes in smallholder cropping systems, especially in sub-humid and semi-arid tropics.
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