These farms, which make up about half of those in the world, only last for 5 years or so before the buildup of sludge in the ponds and the acid sulfate soil renders them unfit for shrimp.
Both fertilizer-P and fertilizer-Zn can rapidly form insoluble complexes in the soil, rendering them unavailable for plant uptake unless genotypes with an improved capability to access these soil-bound nutrients are developed (Fageria et al., 1988; Johnson-Beebout et al., 2009).
It is suggested that the high heterogeneity and availability of resources (including space) even in a small volume of soil render the use of corridors by this soil fauna ineffective.
One of the primary concerns of genetically modified (GM) crops is that antibiotic resistant genes could be transferred to pathogenic microbes in the gastrointestinal tract or soil rendering them resistant to treatment with such antibiotics [ 58].
The soil was rendered infertile, and, with no big logs left with which to build seaworthy craft, the islanders had no means of escape.
American Judges should learn lessons from their Italian counterparts, who did not listen to their political masters when it came to laying charges against the CIA officers who illegally kidnapped an Egyptian cleric on Italian soil and rendered him to torture in Egypt.
Heavy irrigation has also elevated the concentration of salts and other contaminants in the soil, thereby rendering formerly arable land unusable.
Presence of laterites and lateritic soil, which render a reddish color to the top soil in many regions of the study area, is observed to have a scattered distribution spanning both Suri I and II blocks.
Otherwise, unsprayed crops may take up enough insecticide from the soil to render them unfit for market.
Cover crops help nourish other plants by pulling in nutrients from the air and from deep within the soil and rendering them in a usable form.
