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NALT Full

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
natural resource management
land management
land classification
land capability classification
land capability class

Preferred term

land capability class

Type

Topic

Definition

The broadest category in the system. Class codes I to VIII indicate progressively greater limitations and narrower choices for agriculture. The numbers are used to represent both irrigated and nonirrigated land capability.
Source: Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, National Resources Inventory Glossary
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

land capability classification

Related concepts

land capability subclass

Synonyms

capability class
land use capability class
soil capability class

In other languages

clase de capacidad productiva de la tierra

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/333654

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