Sentences with phrase «content of your soil»

But bear in mind you don't want to bake them, and also that too much heat will reduce the moisture content of your soil.
Some local winemakers claim that rainfall, irrigation, the degree and direction of slope, the mineral and biological content of the soil, the agricultural history of the vineyard, the indigenous yeasts, even the number and variety of worms in the soil all impart character to wine.
Control experiments have shown that water held in the zeolite increases the moisture content of soil in desert conditions.
Remote - sensing devices that are sensitive to minute variations in the water content of soil revealed the footprints of vanished houses, water tanks, canals, and even historic rice fields, leading researchers to conclude that Angkor is most likely the world's largest archaeological site, a sprawling low - density metropolis covering an area larger than New York City.
Like methane emissions, methyl bromide and methyl iodide are affected by growth stages, the organic content of the soil and flooding events.
By increasing the nitrogen content of the soil, cyanobacteria provide an important source of natural fertilizer.
Add a crop like white clover to grass to improve the nitrogen content of the soil and keep a thick, lush lawn.
It can be used for potting plants, as a form of mulch, or as a «soil amendment» that increases the organic content of your soil.
Support agricultural practices that increase the health and mineral content of the soil.
Researchers observed a correlation between the molybdenum content of the soil, water, and rice in Rugao and the longest - living residents, leading to the conclusion that the mineral may positively influence longevity.
Fruits and vegetables can provide iodine but the content varies considerably depending on the geographic region and nutrient content of the soil.
Dr. Terry Wahls: So if we look at the mineral content of the soil, apparently, we've had about an 85 % decline over the last hundred years according to USDA reports probably because of lack of crop rotation and the use of chelated fertilizers and herbicides like RoundUp.
Oats and brown rice can also provide significant amounts, but this can sometimes depend on the selenium content of the soil in which they have been grown.
While Acai berries have very high ORAC scores, the exact number may vary due to several different factors including the nutrient content of the soil.
The amount of damage depends on the type of vegetation, texture and ice content of the soil, the surface shape, snow depth, and type of vehicle.
The graph shows percent clay content of the soil versus the percent of the total area of pines killed on each site.
The grassland senesced and quit transpiring when the volumetric water content of the soil dropped below -2.0 MPa.
Or, why do you think relative humidity should change when 70 % of the air at the surface is exposed to water, and more when you consider the water content of soil?
This practice boosted the carbon content of the soils from a meager 0.5 percent to 9 percent.

Not exact matches

«The founding families seemed content to reflect the nature of their place, accepting and even embodying the notion that nothing could take root in the desert soil of L.A.,» Gross writes.
He says the region is unique because its water is cleaner, and centuries of volcanic activity have left the soil rich in mineral content.
From the data that we have, we see that hemp does have a lot of strong interactions with the biology in soil in enhancing the nutrient content, the fertility of soil and soil structure, which are all very important to enhancing soil health,» said Dr. Kristine Nichols, Chief Scientist of Rodale Institute.
Joey, It's my understanding that the selenium content of butter would relate closely to the amount avaiable in the particualr soil the cows ate their grass from and the microbes in that soil.....
What makes the terroir in Chablis so special is the kimmeridge limestone (a mineral rich clay with high levels of marine fossils, which increase the lime content — a winemakers dream), and, at Château de Béru, the kimmeridge is close to the top soil, so these minerally, flinty notes really shine through.
The results of chemical analysis of soils samples collected before planting and harvest of the strawberries indicates that the organic matter content in the soil of the organic system was higher than that of the non-organic system (see table below).
The positive impacts of organic agriculture on biological activity, micro-organisms and soil organic matter content reported in the paragraphs above are therefore also valid for soils in the tropics and subtropics.
No - tilled fields often have more beneficial insects and annelids, [29] a higher microbial content, and a greater amount of soil organic material.
The review of relevant research conducted by Stolze et al. (2000) concludes that under European conditions organic agriculture has beneficial effects on the characteristics of soil organic matter because the soil organic carbon content is higher on organically farmed soils than on conventional ones.
Organic matter content is usually higher in organically - managed soils, indicating higher fertility and stability of organic soils as well as moisture retention capacity, which reduce the risk of erosion and desertification.
The iodine content of most foods is low and can be affected by soil, irrigation and fertilisers.
Coconut fiber has a high content of lignin and cellulose, component essential for growing plants that require cellulose - rich soils.
«We're only sensing the upper millimeter or so of soil, and we can't say for sure what the water content is like underneath that,» Milliken said.
Shaded microsite areas found below mature pinyon pine canopies (or overstory) have lower soil temperature and retain higher soil moisture content, both of which are fundamental to new tree regeneration.
«Antibiotics use affects the abundance of resistant bacteria in soil: The use of animal manure increases the soil content of antibiotic - resistant genes.»
For soils, scientists must measure the carbon content of a particular soil at a specific location and develop a map from that.
Bay muds often have a high organic content, consisting of decayed organisms at lower depths, but may also contain living creatures when they occur at the upper soil layer and become exposed by low tides; then, they are called mudflats, an important ecological zone for shorebirds and many types of marine organisms.
If you increase the carbon content, you improve the quality of the soil.
This probe is expected to provide a basic measure of the soil's salt and water content.
Only where the soils show high basic content, partly as a result of a precipitation - evaporation ratio approaching unity, does the herbage synthesize protein adequately and cure on the stalk to provide nutritious feed in the dry season.
The measurements give information on how «squishy» the soil is at any given point, making it possible to infer a great deal of information about the soil properties, such as its water content or texture.
«But in one test — ploughing loam soil with a moisture content of 12 to 17 per cent, at a speed of 9 kilometres per hour — we achieved 32 per cent energy savings.
Overall, the antioxidant content increased and fat content of the beans decreased during the dry season as temperatures rose and soil moisture dropped.
In the 1960s an analysis of Hawaiian soil found that some of its quartz content is derived from Gobi sand.
The thermal infrared radiation associated with such archaeological features depends on several variables, including the make - up of the soil, its moisture content and vegetation cover.
Over the course of four years, she has charted the carbon content of the grasslands, and when the first phase of the project concludes this August, philanthropist Rhonda Willson will pay the ranchers for every additional ton of carbon tucked away in their soils.
Analyses showed that high - frequency irrigation resulted in higher root zone soil moisture content relative to low - frequency irrigation despite reduced evaporative demand during part of the growing season.
Leaf - thickness changes were, however, more noticeable at soil - moisture levels below the wilting point, until leaf thickness stabilized during the final two days of the experiment, when moisture content reached 5 percent.
The soil water content was maintained at a relatively high level for the first three days and allowed to dehydrate thereafter, over a period of eight days.
The article, «Clay content and pH: soil characteristic associations with the persistent presence of chronic wasting disease in northern Illinois,» is published in Scientific Reports.
«We designed a project to quantify the growth of Hibiscus acetosella «Panama Red» in response to various soil water content thresholds,» explained Bayer.
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