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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

Término preferido

dryland farming

Tipo

  • Topic

Definición

  • 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.

    Fuente: Agriculture Fact Book, USDA

    Tipo: Concept definition

Concepto genérico

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Sinónimos

  • dry farming
  • dryland agricultural system

Nota de alcance

  • 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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