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'''Land capability classification''' is a system of grouping [[soil]]s primarily on the basis of their capability to produce common cultivated crops and pasture plants without deteriorating over a long period. Land capability classification is subdivided into capability class and capability subclass nationally.  

Capability class. The broadest category in the system. Class codes I to VIII indicate progressively greater limitations and narrower choices for agriculture. The numbers are used to represent both irrigated and nonirrigated land capability.

 

Capability subclass. The second category in the system. Class codes e (erosion problems), w (wetness problems), s (root zone limitations), and c (climatic limitations) are used for land capability subclasses.

'''Land capability classification''' is - according to the [[USDA]] terminology -  ''"a system of grouping [[soil]]s primarily on the basis of their capability to produce common cultivated crops and pasture plants without deteriorating over a long period. Land capability classification is subdivided into capability class and capability subclass nationally.  

;Capability class: ''The broadest category in the system. Class codes I to VIII indicate progressively greater limitations and narrower choices for agriculture. The numbers are used to represent both irrigated and nonirrigated land capability.

;Capability subclass: ''The second category in the system.  

;Class codes  

:''e (erosion problems),  

:''w (wetness problems),  

:''s (root zone limitations), and  

:''c (climatic limitations)  

''are used for land capability subclasses."<ref>[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology]</ref>''

==References==  

==References==  

[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology] <br>

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[[Category:Agriculture]]

[[Category:Agriculture]]

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