Sentence examples for capacities of soils from inspiring English sources

The affinity constants and sorption capacities of soils for P are reduced by organic amendments, especially manure.

This paper proposes a framework for the evaluation of soil functions that play a role in ecosystem services on a continental scale across Europe and offers an account of the repertoire of major soil functions and functional capacities of soils.

A method is proposed for using data on the distribution of soil types to map the variable preservation capacities of soil for different materials.

Decades of acid deposition in these sensitive regions have depleted the acid-neutralizing capacity of soils.

Calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium, which are the base cations that account for most of the acid-neutralizing capacity of soils, are derived from the weathering of rocks and from wet and dry deposition.

The potential buffering capacity of soils in relation to the elements of plant nutrition.

The IWUE and Imax were related to available water holding capacity of soils.

Organic matter increases buffering and exchange capacity of soils and makes nutrient available to crops (McCauley et al. 2009).

At the beginning, ammonia was mainly adsorbed by the soils, and the ammonia adsorption capacity of soils gradually saturated.

Strong correlations between the infiltration index and both soil compaction and the water holding capacity of soils were found.

Raw material provision capacity of soils was assessed on the basis of (i) organic carbon content and (ii) availability of soil materials for construction.