Water-absorbing and water-holding powers of soils 45 26.    From Wordnik.com.  [The First Book of Farming] Reference

· Shallow and/or sandy soils with low water-holding ability.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

We must have air spaces, and we must have water-holding capacity.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference

The factors that affect soil available water-holding capacity are.    From Wordnik.com.  [1.1 The role and purpose of irrigation] Reference

Sandy soils are low in nutrients and have a poor water-holding capacity.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

Most soils in the country are light with limited water-holding capacity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Water profile of Botswana] Reference

The soil was clay-loam with 25.5% clay, having low water-holding capacity.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Green manure crops in irrigated and rainfed lowland rice-based cropping systems in south Asia.] Reference

It is especially appropriate for sandy soils with low water-holding capacity.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

The soils tend to be very shallow and sandy, without much water-holding ability.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some Principal Components Illustrations « Climate Audit] Reference

Fungi secrete a sticky substance that helps form water-holding aggregates in the soil.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

Runoff attenuation is high because of large water-holding capacity and flow resistance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Terrestrial Water Balance in the Arctic] Reference

Aeration and water-holding capacity are increased on clay and sandy soils, respectively.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Incorporating compost (organic matter) increases the water-holding capacity of your soil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Annie Spiegelman: Cry Me a River: Watering Your Yard in a Drought] Reference

Large pore size, and thus poor water-holding capacity, is a problem only in very sandy soils.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

For the clay loam soil with a higher water-holding capacity, and W = 56 watering frequency is.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

In addition, these organic mulches will improve soil water-holding capacity as they decompose.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

Aestivating amphibians such as water-holding frogs Cyclorana cultripes and C. platycephalus are found.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia] Reference

This is related to water-holding and water-supplying capacity of the soil, and lack of proper fertilizer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948] Reference

The plan adopted by the Turks of dragging water-holding pontoons across the desert was not to be despised.    From Wordnik.com.  [With the British Army in The Holy Land] Reference

It is frequently produced on reddish-brown lateritic soils with good drainage but reasonable water-holding capacity.    From Wordnik.com.  [2. Finger Millet] Reference

Sandy soils, 27. adapted to early truck, 27. effect of humus on, 43, 44, 220. improving, 43. water-holding power of, 44.    From Wordnik.com.  [The First Book of Farming] Reference

Available water-holding capacities for soils are a function of soil texture, structure, organic matter, and salt content.    From Wordnik.com.  [1.1 The role and purpose of irrigation] Reference

This improves root growth, increases the infiltration of water, and also improves the water-holding capacity of the soil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mulching] Reference

The heat created by fermentation may also increase the temperature of the air and thereby increase its water-holding capacity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

A small cloud of icthyorniths, their water-holding sacs fully distended, shot out of the water ahead and curved away to starboard.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cachalot]

Horizons with ironstone gravel have very low water-holding capacity (section 10.3.1) as do sandy, gravelly, or rocky soils in general.    From Wordnik.com.  [5. How plants live and grow] Reference

Also the importance of knowing if we can in any way control or influence the water-holding power of the soil for the good of the plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [The First Book of Farming] Reference

The water-holding capacity of the soil can be increased, for practical purposes, chiefly by the addition of organic material to the soil.    From Wordnik.com.  [1: Basics of agricultural development] Reference

For example, the soil's water-holding capacity can make a difference.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Temephos (Abate) was applied to water-holding containers to kill larvae.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS Medicine: New Articles] Reference

This would have been a great year to have used those water-holding crystals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Museum Blogs] Reference

Improves the water-holding capacity of the soil, thus reducing water loss and leaching in sandy soils.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

If we walk in the Spirit we go down to the deepest water-holding stratum, and all the surface wells will run dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy.] Reference

Conservation Service to slope his planting beds and to install water-holding areas to retain and recycle irrigation water.    From Wordnik.com.  [Delta Farm Press RSS Feed] Reference

One purpose of plowing is to separate the particles of soil to a good depth so that water-holding capacity may be increased.    From Wordnik.com.  [Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement] Reference

She recommends that the soil have a water-holding medium; these may be pricier, but they are more practical in the long run.    From Wordnik.com.  [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference

Might not there be an equally important role in maximising the carbon sequestration or water-holding properties of biodiverse land?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy Bulletin -] Reference