waterholding

Double digging is one way of upgrading the soil structure by improving soil aeration and waterholding capacity at the lower depths of the soil.

Chapter 3 1993

This allows the water to move down through the soil by progressively satisfying the waterholding capacity of every soil particle.

Chapter 6 1993

Ramie thrives well in soil with high organic matter that enriches the soil and improves its waterholding capacity.

Chapter 7 1992

The "organic way" is basically very sound, because organic matter (in the form of humus) can add nutrients to the soil and markedly improve soil physical condition (filth, waterholding capacity) and nutrientholding ability.

Chapter 9 1981

Rows of apple trees planted below these waterholding terraces thrive without cultivation as well as do other trees across the row with cultivation, but with this difference, ordinary cultivation impoverishes the soil and this enriches it by keeping all mineral and organic matter in the field.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924