acidic soil

collocation in English

meaningsofacidicandsoil

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acidic
adjective
uk
/əˈsɪd.ɪk/us
/əˈsɪd.ɪk/
containing ...
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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 ofacidicandsoilfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The successional system had a slightly moreacidicsoilcondition than the three other systems.
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A plot of 1200 m2 (20 m x 60 m) was set out on anacidicsoilwith a slightly inclining slope at 750 m elevation.
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Today's beech stands grow primarily onacidicsoil.
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A fairly difficult species to grow successfully in the garden, it requires a moist slightlyacidicsoilwith excellent drainage.
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The plant prefers looseacidicsoiland can not tolerate excessive lime.
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As the original plant life is burnt, the ash acts to neutralize theacidicsoiland makes the area acceptable for food plants.
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It grows best in medium or very high lighting, preferably inacidicsoil.
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All of these species are adapted to theacidicsoilof the area.
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The species appears to require environments that have high humidity andacidicsoil(soil with no calcium carbonate in it).
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It is a calcifuge, favoringacidicsoil, in pine or hardwood forests, although it generally produces fruit only in sunnier areas.
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Mature jack pine forests are usually open, and the fall of their needles createsacidicsoil, so blueberries are often abundant in the understory.
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It prefers full sun and well-drained,acidicsoil, often developing chlorosis if grown in overly alkaline soil.
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Preventative aerial application of lime has commenced, to curtail the spread of the toxic metal plume in the naturallyacidicsoilof the region.
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The copper loop must be protected from corrosion inacidicsoilthrough the use of a sacrificial anode or other cathodic protection.
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Bogs are infertile and deadly, filled withacidicsoiland the remains of decaying matter like plants and trees.
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It requires a neutral to slightlyacidicsoilrich in organic matter.
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It was found to grow well in the infertileacidicsoilof the volcanic plateau, where attempts at agriculture had failed.
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