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Soil aggregates

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005917

Soil aggregates are groups of soil particles that bind to each other more strongly than to adjacent particles. The space between the aggregates provide pore space for retention and exchange of air and water.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005917
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsaggregates (soil); macroaggregates (soil)
ReferencesNatural Resources Conservation Service, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoSoil structural units; Soil aggregation; Water stable soil aggregates; Microaggregates
TranslationsSpanish: agregados del suelo
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005917",
  "term": "Soil aggregates",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Soil aggregates are groups of soil particles that bind to each other more strongly than to adjacent particles. The space between the aggregates provide pore space for retention and exchange of air and water.",
  "synonyms": [
    "aggregates (soil)",
    "macroaggregates (soil)"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "soil structural units",
    "soil aggregation",
    "water stable soil aggregates",
    "microaggregates"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "agregados del suelo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/soil-aggregates/"
}

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