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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. soil science
  3. soil biology
  4. soil biochemistry
  5. soil organic matter
  6. soil organic carbon
  1. Fields of Study
  2. soil science
  3. soil chemistry
  4. soil biochemistry
  5. soil organic matter
  6. soil organic carbon
  1. Fields of Study
  2. chemistry
  3. chemical composition
  4. organic matter
  5. soil organic matter
  6. soil organic carbon

Preferred term

soil organic carbon

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information That portion of non-living organic compounds in the top one meter of soil, e.g. humus, which is important to soil quality and plant nutrition and is replenished by the decomposition of plant material.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • organic soil carbon

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/67854

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