Ricebean is valuable for its ability to fix nitrogen in depleted soils and in mixed cropping with local varieties of maize, as well as for its beneficial role in preventing soil erosion.
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Using a statistical model to compare breeding data with environmental measurements, the scientists concluded that canopy aside, acid rain probably harms breeding by depleting soil calcium _ which in turn depletes the creatures birds eat.
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Still, the theory was a popular explanation for economic problems that were caused in large part by overproduction of cotton in the Deep South competing with South Carolina's declining crops because of its depleted soil.
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Depleted soil nitrogen status may encourage biodegradation of some nitrogenous organic chemicals, and soil materials with a high capacity to adsorb pollutants may slow down biodegradation owing to limited bioavailability of the chemicals to microbes.
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The Ellicott brothers helped revolutionize farming in the area by persuading farmers to plant wheat instead of tobacco and also by introducing fertilizer to revitalize depleted soil . home by the river in Oella, Maryland.
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FMC applied 2 3 hours before sunset on a cloudy day and covered with soil / mulch ( or lightly plowed with a 1 to 2 inch rotary hoe adds nutrients and microorganisms to depleted soil.
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It is used to lend a hand in the growing of agricultural crops, maintenance of landscapes, and potentials of vegetation by restoring humidity / humus in depleted soils of dry areas and during periods of insufficient rainfall.
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Sanchez, 62, is chairman of the U . N .'s Task Force on World Hunger, but the award recognizes his decades of work to improve agricultural yields from depleted soil while protecting the environment in South America, Southeast Asia and Africa.
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For example, cotton severely lowers soil fertility wherever it is grown, and areas of West Africa that are dominated by cotton plantations are now unable to switch to more profitable crops or even to produce food because of the depleted soil.
