shrink-swell potential
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005798
The susceptibility for a soil's volume to change due to loss or gain in moisture content.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005798 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| 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 |
| See also | soil hydraulic properties; soil water content; soil structure |
| Translations | Spanish: potencial de expansión-contracción |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005798",
"term": "shrink-swell potential",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The susceptibility for a soil's volume to change due to loss or gain in moisture content.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"soil hydraulic properties",
"soil water content",
"soil structure"
],
"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": "potencial de expansión-contracción"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/shrink-swell-potential/"
}
Record 5,798 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.