(n.) That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils.
Example Sentences:
(1) Removal of humus by anionic exchange is a potential process for small waterworks in Norway.
(2) The partition coefficient (Kp) of BaP to the humus content of the water was determined by an equilibrium dialysis technique.
(3) The humus synthesis processes were most active in the wheat and lucerne plots, they were less effective in the fallow and virgin soils.
(4) Naturally occurring humic substances are particular chemical compounds which are found in humus.
(5) The bioaccumulation of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) into Daphnia magna from two natural humic waters (one lake water and one bog water), and two humus preparations (Nordic Reference fulvic acid (Nordic FA) and a lyophilized concentrate) of the same aquatic origin was measured by using several dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations for each sample.
(6) The application of humus had a positive effect on grain and straw yield of paddy and the yield increased with the increasing concentration of humus.
(7) When bacterial cells were counted daily in humus-gleisolic soil, their number did not depend on time if the soil was incubated for five days.
(8) At present such a custom is very rare owing the chemical pollution of sewage continuously increasing; but in some countries it is still in use, and is our opinion and experience that organic waste material must be reused as fertilizer of land, more and more devoid of humus and subject to erosion of winds and waters.
(9) "Organic" or "organically grown" foods are commonly represented as "food grown without pesticides; grown without artificial fertilizers; grown in soil whose humus content is increased by the additions of organic matter; grown in soil whose mineral content is increased with applications of natural mineral fertilizers; has not been treated with preservatives, hormones, antibiotics etc."
(10) As pH is decreasing, the physical and chemical properties of humus change.
(11) Four PAH compounds, fluorene, anthracene, fluoranthene and benzo(a)pyrene were dissolved in humus poor (lake) and humus rich water.
(12) The rate of biological nitrogen fixation was determined by the acetylene technique in soils and on the roots of orange, mandarin and lemon trees growing in red, yellow, podzolic, alluvial brown forest, and humus-calcareous soils.
(13) In all four samples, an increase in humus concentration decreased the bioavailability of BaP in a logarithmic manner.
(14) His deep commitment to the freedom of the human spirit is reflected in his actions as well as artistic creations.” • This article was amended on 8 September 2016 to clarify that Eno’s music was replaced; the dance piece Humus was not withdrawn entirely.
(15) Chlorinated fluorene, fluoranthene and benzo(a)pyrene were formed during chlorination of PAH polluted lake water, but not during chlorination of the humus rich water samples.
(16) In soils with native organic matter (humus) the rate of sulfate reduction was very low; it slightly increased with increased clay content of the soils.
(17) Root nodulation, growth and yield of gram crop were appreciably increased due to humus application.
(18) The fertilizer content and humus value of such wastes are useful for agricultural purposes, and the recycling of sewage onto the land eliminates many of our stream pollution problems.
(19) From humus obtained from Stuttgart, a bacterium was isolated with lawsone (2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone) as selective source of carbon.
(20) The maximum nitrogen fixation (48--51 kg N per hectare) was found in red and humus-calcareous soils of orange plantations.
Mulch
Definition:
(n.) Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to preserve moisture.
(v. t.) To cover or dress with mulch.
Example Sentences:
(1) For that matter, mulching with bark, grit or slate will help keep the surface roots cooler and retain moisture in hot weather.
(2) Here, fruit and vegetables left unsold each day in Budgens are mulched, along with woody branches and soil, by the 20 local people who volunteer in the garden.
(3) The Royal Horticultural Society put out guidelines for domestic gardeners to save water, such as mulching and improving the soil by digging in large amounts of compost or other organic matter.
(4) Use a swoe (a flat push-and-pull hoe) to loosen the surface: this will act as a mulch – especially on heavy soils.
(5) In Pinjarra, a small town of 3,200 about 17km inland from Mandurah, where Hastie and Turnbull addressed a gathering of Liberal party faithful on Sunday night, Pam Squires had already mulched the political flyers she got in the mail and couldn’t remember any of the candidates’ names.
(6) Such techniques already exist, from terracing to prevent soil loss through erosion and flooding, minimum or zero tillage, coupled with crop rotation and the application of manure, compost or mulching.
(7) A single exposure of growing wheat plants to patulin can produce yield reductions similar to those observed in stubble-mulch farming.
(8) For interpretation we used the "relationship of excitability" as described recently by Mulch and Scherer for the thermal test.
(9) All those little animals and plants, he said, crushed into mulch, that thing you call oil.
(10) Back in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens we were mulching, drip-watering and allowing our lawns to brown off during dry spells, just as Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place are doing here in London.
(11) It also worth mulching around plants to keep weeds down and water locked into the soil – grass clippings work well.
(12) Mulch newly planted trees and shrubs after a good watering, and choose new plants adapted to drought, such as grey-foliaged plants, sages, lavenders, santolina, or those with fat leaves which store water, such as sedums and sempervivums.
(13) Your body will decompose to a grey, pulpy mulch that will fertilise the soil the next generation will nonchalantly trample over on its way to the hologram shop.
(14) All were covered with reddish-brown mulch except for two that appeared newly dug, neither with any kind of marking and one of them presumably Tsarnaev's.
(15) Anything you cut down, such as hedge prunings, can be used for a mulch.
(16) If weeds are a problem you can modify a crop for herbicide resistance, as Monsanto has done, or you can use a combination of unglamorous but effective ground cover, mulching, soil management, rotation, weeding or even use weed crops in other constructive ways.
(17) Do not add small dribbles of water frequently; instead, give individual plants a good soak about once a week, and then mulch if you can.
(18) The presumed source of infection was old prairie hay used for mulching.
(19) Mulch can easily take the form of inorganic gravel or chippings, but there are many products now available.
(20) Applied this spring while the soil is moist, and spread evenly in a 5-10cm layer, a mulch will form a protective topping to the soil to hold the moisture in.