Difference between revisions of "Land capability classification"

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-'''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.
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-;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 />
-[[Category:Agriculture]]
-{{USDA_Terms}}