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'''Cover and management factor''' (abbreviated as ''C factor'' in the [[Universal soil loss equation]] "USLE") is - according to the [[USDA]] terminology - ''"the ratio of [[soil]] loss from an area with specific cover and management to that from an identical area in tilled continuous fallow."<ref>[http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/1997/summary_report/glossary.html List of USDA terminology]List of USDA terminology</ref>''