Sentence examples for problem soil from inspiring English sources

There was an additional problem: soil salinity was already high in areas planned for the project, and so required additional water to drain out.

To discover whether or not farmers are causing a related problem – soil compaction through the use of heavy machinery in the wrong conditions – inspectors need to dig holes in the fields with a spade, to look at what has happened to the soil layers.

Problem soil sites with expansive clays, collapsible soils or high ground water conditions are especially well suited for the square shaft helical screw pile [7].

For the main lithology, loess is known as a "problem soil"; although it can sustain nearly vertical slopes when dry, it is susceptible to catastrophic failure on reaching certain critical moisture contents.

Thus, the actual and potential acid sulfate soil in the peaty backswamps is a major problem there, but sandy podzols on older beach ridges are also considered an agricultural problem soil.

Shale is a problem soil, especially the soft non-indurate type, which Joel and Agbede (2008) indicated undergoes volumetric changes when subjected to changes in moisture content as a result of the annual rainy and dry season and also perhaps as a result of its clayey nature.

Kidd's domestic abuse problem soiled a once golden image last season, and who knows how he is going to react after moving from Scottsdale to Secaucus?

This implies the need for site specific soil studies especially for problem soils where there is limited fertility status.

At least 8.3 million ha of rice is grown on problem soils, including saline, alkaline/sodic, acid-sulfate, and organic soils.

This is especially important for growing plants on problem soils, i.e., soils which have vital mineral elements in inaccessible to plant forms that lead to inhibition of plant growth and decrease of yields [1, 10].

Drought, problem soils, and low soil fertility are frequently but not always associated.