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Peat soils

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004770

Soil type derived from dead organic matter in a wet area. The reduced available oxygen results in slower decomposition of the organic material so that the plant residues are recognizable.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-004770
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoChemical soil types; Peatlands; Peat
TranslationsSpanish: suelos turbosos
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004770",
  "term": "Peat soils",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Soil type derived from dead organic matter in a wet area. The reduced available oxygen results in slower decomposition of the organic material so that the plant residues are recognizable.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "chemical soil types",
    "peatlands",
    "peat"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "suelos turbosos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/peat-soils/"
}

Record 4,705 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.