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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > soil science > soil physics > soil water regimes > ustic regimes
Preferred Term:

ustic regimes

Definition:
The ustic moisture regime is intermediate between the aridic regime and the udic regime. Generally, there is plant available water during the growing season although significant periods of drought may occur during the year.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
soil water regimes
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/63473
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30