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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. equipment
  3. agricultural machinery and equipment
  4. harvesting equipment
  5. harvesters
  6. combine harvesters
  1. Fields of Study
  2. agricultural engineering
  3. agricultural machinery and equipment
  4. harvesting equipment
  5. harvesters
  6. combine harvesters
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. agricultural engineering
  3. agricultural machinery and equipment
  4. harvesting equipment
  5. harvesters
  6. combine harvesters

Preferred term

combine harvesters

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Self-propelled or tractor-drawn harvesting machines which cut the standing crop (small grains, sorghum, soybeans, forage grasses, etc.), thresh the seed from the stem, separate the chaff, collect the seed, and return the straw to the ground, as they move across the field.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28104

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