Sentence examples for holding soil from inspiring English sources

This same quality makes it great for holding soil banks together.

The trees' roots spread across large areas, soaking up water and holding soil and sediment, he says.

Natural ecosystems are complex, and dominated by perennials, a dense mat of fibrous roots that exists in the soil year-round, tightly holding soil and water.

The impact of raindrops breaks the bonds holding soil aggregates together and catapults the particles into the flowing water from surface runoff.

"The sequence of soil erosion in Greenland begins with cutting or burning the cover of trees and shrubs, which are more effective at holding soil than is grass," he writes.

The tests, which were carried out with soil columns holding soil samples of 16 g and with soil samples of 2000 g, are giving similar values of this parameter.

"And they have a great fibrous root system that holds soil and controls erosion".

Huge banana trees are costly to spray, and they hold soil in place.

Once completed, the storage facilities would hold soil and other contaminated waste for up to 30 years, local reports said.

The weed has also led to erosion because it does not hold soil as well as native grasses.

Gravity, able to overcome the cohesive forces that hold soil particles together, can cause the entire soil profile to move downslope a phenomenon called mass movement.