Land capability class
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003655
The broadest category in the system. Class codes I to VIII indicate progressively greater limitations and narrower choices for agriculture. The numbers are used to represent both irrigated and nonirrigated land capability.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003655 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | capability class; land use capability class; soil capability class |
| References | Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, National Resources Inventory Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Land capability classification; Land capability subclass |
| Translations | Spanish: clase de capacidad productiva de la tierra |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003655",
"term": "Land capability class",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The broadest category in the system. Class codes I to VIII indicate progressively greater limitations and narrower choices for agriculture. The numbers are used to represent both irrigated and nonirrigated land capability.",
"synonyms": [
"capability class",
"land use capability class",
"soil capability class"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"land capability classification",
"land capability subclass"
],
"references": [
"Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, National Resources Inventory Glossary",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "clase de capacidad productiva de la tierra"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/land-capability-class/"
}
Record 3,611 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.