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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. plants (botany)
  4. crops
  5. cover crops
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plants (botany)
  3. crops
  4. cover crops
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. cover crops
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. cover crops
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal behavior
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. cover crops
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. cover crops
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal care
  3. environmental enrichment
  4. plants (botany)
  5. crops
  6. cover crops

Preferred term

cover crops

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information A crop grown between periods of regular production of the main crop for the purposes of protecting the soil from erosion and improving soil productivity, health and quality.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28616

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