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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. soil science
  3. soil management
  4. controlled traffic systems
  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. soil management
  3. controlled traffic systems

Preferred term

controlled traffic systems

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A practice where all tractor, harvester, seeder and other farm equipment wheels repeatedly use the same wheel tracks for every tillage, planting, spray and harvest operation needed during crop production.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • controlled traffic
  • controlled traffic farming
  • controlled wheel traffic
  • CTF (controlled traffic farming)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28801

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