Sentences with phrase «aggregate mulches»
The tiny clumps we see as an ant hill are what researchers call aggregate mulches.
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Li and researchers at Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China, found that ant - made aggregate mulches could help retain water in agricultural fields.
The research found that the percentage of soil moisture affected how well the ant aggregate mulch performed.
They found that evaporation of water from the soil surface significantly decreased with increasing aggregate mulch thickness.
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In other words, these aggregates can act like any other mulch, preserving moisture in the soil, under certain conditions.