Contour buffer strips

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001512",
  "term": "Contour buffer strips",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Contour buffer strips are strips of perennial vegetation alternated down the slope with wider cultivated strips that are farmed on the contour. Contour buffers strips are usually narrower than the cultivated strips. Vegetation in strips consists of adapted species of grasses or a mixture of grasses and legumes.",
  "synonyms": [
    "contour grass strips"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "conservation buffers",
    "erosion control",
    "contour farming",
    "grasses"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "franjas de contorno"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/contour-buffer-strips/"
}