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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Farms, Agricultural Production Systems > soil management > controlled traffic systems
Fields of Study > soil science > soil management > controlled traffic systems
Preferred Term:

controlled traffic systems

Definition:
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
soil management
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • controlled traffic farming
  • CTF (controlled traffic farming)
  • controlled wheel traffic
  • controlled traffic
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/28801
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30