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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. | + | {{stub}} |
| − | Capability class | + | |
| − | Capability subclass | + | '''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== | ||
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[[Category:Agriculture]] | [[Category:Agriculture]] | ||
{{USDA_Terms}} | {{USDA_Terms}} | ||
Revision as of 14:11, December 26, 2008
Land capability classification is - according to the USDA terminology - "a system of grouping soils 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."[1]
References