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organic soils

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004618

A soil that contains a high percentage (greater than 20 or 30 percent) of organic matter in the upper layers (where living roots are primarily found).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004618
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesSchwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsochemical soil types; muck soils
TranslationsSpanish: suelos orgánicos
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004618",
  "term": "organic soils",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A soil that contains a high percentage (greater than 20 or 30 percent) of organic matter in the upper layers (where living roots are primarily found).",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical soil types",
    "muck soils"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "suelos orgánicos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/organic-soils/"
}

Record 4,618 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.