Sentences with phrase «natural soil fertility»

By destroying the natural soil fertility and disturbing the soil through tillage, industrial farming also adds to the deterioration of soil and its carbon emissions.

Developing and demonstrating practical methods of rebuilding natural soil fertility became J.I. Rodale's primary goal when World War II's sudden shortage of nitrogen fertilizer — as it was diverted to making munitions — exposed the natural nutrient poverty of the nation's soil.

Natural soil fertility is of utmost importance.

Developing and demonstrating practical methods of rebuilding natural soil fertility became J.I. Rodale's primary goal when World War II's sudden shortage of nitrogen fertilizer — as it was diverted to making munitions — exposed the natural nutrient poverty of the nation's soil.

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We recognize this goodness in the fertility of the soil, natural harbors, scenic beauty, the availability of water, and the subsurface riches of coal, oil, gold, iron and other substances.

It promotes greater soil fertility by rotating crops and using natural materials, such as compost, manure and cover crops.

In contrast, the overuse of synthetic fertilizers in conventional farming will often leave the soil stripped of organic matter, robbed of natural fertility, and devoid of microbial activity.

Many gardeners, however, find it well worth the trouble to grow: just like all other legumes, astragalus has the ability to promote nitrogen fixation in the soil, thus enhancing its natural fertility.

Clearly, the loss of biodiversity (estimated at thousands of times the natural backgroud rate), the number of well known species that are threatened (10 - 40 % depending on taxonomic group), the loss of 10,000 - 30,000 genetically distinct populations per day (see Hughes et al., 1997) massive declines of groundwater, soil productivity and fertility, etc. as well as the fact that human activities now impact biogeochemical cycles over huge spatial scales is sufficient evidence that our species is living off of natural capital, rather than income.

The most common feedstocks will likely be agricultural wastes, such as rice straw, or natural grasses such as switchgrass, a variety of prairie grass that is often planted on soil bank land to replenish the soil's fertility.

These include planting trees, restoring degraded land, conserving natural habitats, and improving soil and fertility management.

ScienceDaily reports that, «Directly applying natural organic absorbents to cultivated soil not only helps to stop the pesticides leaching away and thus reduce their use, but also helps to improve soil fertility.»