Sentence examples for layer of loam from inspiring English sources

It rests on a layer of loam, above sand and gravel in the south and London Clay to the north.

Sand forms its soil, with a thin layer of loam above it away from the water, enough to support pine trees and grass.

This district, which includes Altamira, has sandy soil with a top layer of loam and pebbles, perfect for wines of a classic Old World style like those of O. Fournier and the old vines of Vistaflores Estate.

Pepper seedlings were grown individually in 100 mL pots containing steam-sterilized sandy soil covered by a one cm layer of loam in climatic chambers maintained at 24°C (±2°C) with a 12-h light cycle and a relative humidity of 60 70%.

In the bottom, a 5 cm deep layer of sieved loam topsoil (Rolawn, UK) was watered with 11.75 l of Yoshida's nutrient solution (Yoshida et al. 1976).

Changing environmental conditions, specifically deforestation and subsequent silting of a local river, have caused periodic flooding with deposition of a layer of sandy loam topsoil and increased soil moisture.

The uppermost layer, a dark brown silt loam that extends to 8 inches underground, lies over a layer of brown silt loam with 10 percent gravel extending 16 inches underground.

A subsoil of reddish-brown silt loam from 8-32 inches below ground is followed by a 6 inches layer of sticky clay loam, below which is a bedrock of red shale.

The top of the Banzin sequence is covered by a 0.5-m thick colluvisol layer of redeposited humic loam from the Late Weichselian/Holocene.

Lower down, there is a layer of red sandy loam with some gravel that extends from 15-30 inches underground.

It is topped with a crumbly, 10 inches layer of brownish-red silt loam over a loose subsoil of reddish-brown loam with some gravel.