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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Farms, Agricultural Production Systems
  2. farming systems
  3. dryland farming

Preferred term

dryland farming

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A system of producing crops in semiarid regions (usually with less than 20 inches of annual rainfall) without the use of irrigation. Frequently, part of the land will lie fallow in alternate years to conserve moisture.

    Source: Agriculture Fact Book, USDA

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • dry farming
  • dryland agricultural system

Scope note

  • Use for the production of crops without irrigation in arid and semi-arid regions; For the production of crops without irrigation in other regions USE rainfed farming.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/34699

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