water-holding capacity

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meanings of capacity

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capacity
noun
uk /kəˈpæs.ə.ti/ us /kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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A comparison of methods to estimate water-holdingcapacity in post-rigor porcine muscle.
Drip-loss or water-holdingcapacity is the ability of meat to retain its own water during cutting, heating, grinding and pressing.
The maximum water-holdingcapacity of moss was estimated from the difference between moist and dry weight.
These operations destroy organic matter, reduce the water-holdingcapacity of our light sands and increase soil susceptibility to wind erosion.
Bacteria in coarse-grained soils such as sands and gravel are particularly sensitive to osmotic shock, since the water-holdingcapacity in such soils is generally low.
Soil amendments and crop rotations have been shown to increase soil organic matter and improve water-holdingcapacity.
Four farmers commented that they consider soil water-holdingcapacity to be the most distinguishing feature between good and poor quality soils.
This location represents the newly reclaimed sandy soil of low fertility and low water-holdingcapacity.
The maximum water-holdingcapacity of bryophytes was 10-13 times that of dry weight.
The practice was to irrigate everything the same but because the water infiltration rate and water-holdingcapacity was higher, it could be irrigated longer without having standing water.
Water availability will therefore limit yield in many areas, with yield potential determined by the water-holdingcapacity of the soil and rainfall.
Soil bulk density, total porosity and water-holdingcapacity were not affected by the fallowing practices.
Despite its apparent importance for the ecology of tropical rain forest plants, the role of the water-holdingcapacity of soils during drought has received little attention.
It increases the water-holdingcapacity of light soils and improves the structure and working of clays.
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The importance of humus in this problem of desiccation is that humus has a water-holdingcapacity which is about eight times that of sand and four times that of clay.
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