Sentence examples for by using a soil from inspiring English sources

The accuracy of NPP estimates for forests more affected by soil water conditions than geographical moisture conditions, can be improved by using a soil water index [59].

Oliveira and Marinho [18] showed that the contact condition between HCT and the soil specimen can be improved by using a soil paste (i.e. kaolin or residual soil) with water content between its plastic and liquid limits.

After carefully removing the litter layer, one surface (0 10 cm) soil sample was collected from the center of each vegetation zone including forest, transition, and grassland by using a soil auger (8 cm diameter and 10 cm deep).

The accuracy of NPP estimates for forests more affected by soil water conditions than geographical moisture conditions, can be improved by using a soil water index [ 59].

Different levels of soil stiffness were induced in the sand by using a soil-sandwich approach, which allowed for modifying the soil stiffness profile by means of applying a surcharge on the soil surface.

Metagenomic DNA from 10-g soil sample was prepared by using a PowerMaxTM Soil DNA Isolation Kit (MO BIO Laboratories, Carlsbad, CA, USA).

Then the key soil parameters can be estimated by using a suitable soil model.

The stress condition is studied by using a classic soil mechanics method when the transformable wheel is driven on soft terrain.

Organic carbon was determined by dichromate redox titration method [26], cation exchange capacity (CEC) by BaCl2 method [27], pH using a soil paste H2O method [28] and particle size by a hydrometer method [29].

Estimation of area occupied by sub-surface boulders was made using a soil probe to a depth of 0.5 m at every metre along the transects.

By using a sterile background soil, we minimized the presence of contaminant soil biota in our pots and were able to provide equal soil abiotic growing conditions for our study plants.