Soil degradation
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005920
Soil degradation is defined as the process, which lowers (quantitatively or qualitatively) the current and/or the potential capability of soil to produce goods or services.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005920 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | soil deterioration |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Environmental degradation; Soil processes and phenomena; Land degradation; Desertification; Water stable soil aggregates; Sodium adsorption ratio; Soil quality; Soil exhaustion; Soil erosion; Soil surface sealing; Soil salinization; Soil acidification; Soil slaking |
| Translations | Spanish: degradación del suelo |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005920",
"term": "Soil degradation",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Soil degradation is defined as the process, which lowers (quantitatively or qualitatively) the current and/or the potential capability of soil to produce goods or services.",
"synonyms": [
"soil deterioration"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"environmental degradation",
"soil processes and phenomena",
"land degradation",
"desertification",
"water stable soil aggregates",
"sodium adsorption ratio",
"soil quality",
"soil exhaustion",
"soil erosion",
"soil surface sealing",
"soil salinization",
"soil acidification",
"soil slaking"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "degradación del suelo"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/soil-degradation/"
}
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