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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. soil science
  3. soil management
  4. mulches
  5. organic mulches
  6. live mulches
  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. soil management
  3. mulches
  4. organic mulches
  5. live mulches

Preferred term

live mulches

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Typically, plants that grow close to the ground and are sown or planted as an understory to the main crop. Live mulches protect the soil from erosion and minimally compete with the growth of the main crop.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • living mulches

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28618

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