This mitigates the effect of variations in soil composition on the yield.
Only 3.3% of the state's land is used for raising crops due to the soil composition.
They didn't know much about soil composition or sea level rise or subduction back in them days.
The soil composition, is mostly gravel with a subsoil of clay.
And you can probably tell me what the soil composition was then too.
This is due to the steepness of the valley and the soil composition.
Even areas on the same hillside or only separated by a single dirt path can have dramatically different soil compositions.
The connection arose out of an agricultural interest concerning soil compositions.
Additional tests on soil composition revealed the presence of perchlorate.
However this is not without potential problems as it alters the soil composition by adding phosphorus.