"adequate moisture" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it to indicate that an acceptable amount of water is present. For example, "The soil will need to have adequate moisture in order for the plants to grow."
Without adequate moisture it can quickly dry out and die.
As long as it has adequate moisture, Leyland cypress can handle salt from snowplows or the seashore.
Where there is adequate moisture for soil lubrication, solifluction terraces and lobes are common.
Spore germination occurs if adequate moisture is present and in temperatures between 15 and 35 °C (59 and 95 °F).
Even some of the young ones that normally have plenty of sap to repel the pests cannot survive because the soil lacks adequate moisture.
A well-composed hobo pack, with adequate moisture and herbs, braises stout vegetables like potato chunks, broccoli or brussels sprouts thoroughly in about 15 to 25 minutes.
Many species grow well in warm weather in full sun, provided there is adequate soil moisture, but others require some shade.
The water level of the soil was maintained 2 cm from the bottom of the pots to maintain adequate soil moisture for germination and seedling growth.
Effect of stomotal closure on annual CO2 uptake was minimal due to adequate soil moisture and moderate VPD during the growing season.
Runoff from roof and impervious road surface fractions is harvested and used to support an adequate soil moisture level for vegetation in the BFS.
In summary, root growth rates (root spread, root biomass, total root length) observed in the current study exceeded those previously reported in New Zealand and indicate what might be possible from sites with few impediments to root development, such as sandy-loam soils on alluvial terraces and with adequate soil moisture.
