Sentences with phrase «applied over the soil»
Any material (such as straw, plastic, or newspaper) applied over the soil surface to retard weed growth, conserve moisture, and maintain a uniform temperature.
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The San Francisco Chronicle reports that if compost were applied over 5 % of the state's grazing lands, the soil could capture a year's worth of greenhouse gas emissions from California's farm and forestry industries, or the equivalent of removing 6 million cars from the road.
They found that when thale cress and lettuce plants were subjected to increasing amounts of biochar mixed with soil, using the equivalent of up to 50 tonnes per hectare per year, if applied in the field, plant growth was stimulated by over 100 percent.
The scientists predict that about 15 per cent of the initially applied fertilizer N will be exported from the soils towards the groundwater over a time span of almost one century after the 1982 fertilizer application.
Next carve out the ground effects of rock and soil, Then paint over the ground with moss greens and browns, and apply small amounts of reindeer moss with some glue on the inside to achieve a realistic effect.