Agricultural conservation practice
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000172
Methods which reduce soil erosion and retain soil moisture. Major conservation practices include conservation tillage, crop rotation, contour farming, strip cropping, terraces, diversions, and grassed waterways.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000172 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| References | Agriculture Fact Book, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Conservation practices; Soil conservation; Conservation tillage; Contour farming; Strip cropping; Vegetated waterways; Soil erosion; Terracing; Water conservation |
| Translations | Spanish: prácticas de conservación de agrícolas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-000172",
"term": "Agricultural conservation practice",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Methods which reduce soil erosion and retain soil moisture. Major conservation practices include conservation tillage, crop rotation, contour farming, strip cropping, terraces, diversions, and grassed waterways.",
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"conservation practices",
"soil conservation",
"conservation tillage",
"contour farming",
"strip cropping",
"vegetated waterways",
"soil erosion",
"terracing",
"water conservation"
],
"references": [
"Agriculture Fact Book, USDA",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "prácticas de conservación de agrícolas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/agricultural-conservation-practice/"
}
Record 172 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.