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land capability classification

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003656

Land capability classification is a system of grouping soils primarily on the basis of their capability to produce common cultivated crops and pasture plants without deteriorating over a long period. Land capability classification is subdivided into capability class and capability subclass nationally.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003656
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectNatural Resources, Conservation, Environment
ReferencesNatural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, National Resources Inventory Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoland classification; land capability class; land capability subclass
TranslationsSpanish: clasificación de la tierra según su capacidad productiva
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003656",
  "term": "land capability classification",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Land capability classification is a system of grouping soils primarily on the basis of their capability to produce common cultivated crops and pasture plants without deteriorating over a long period. Land capability classification is subdivided into capability class and capability subclass nationally.",
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "land classification",
    "land capability class",
    "land capability subclass"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, National Resources Inventory Glossary",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "clasificación de la tierra según su capacidad productiva"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/land-capability-classification/"
}

Record 3,656 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.