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PRONUNCIATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOIL CONSERVATION

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Soil conservation is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SOIL CONSERVATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Soil conservation

Soil conservation is a set of management strategies for prevention of soil being eroded from the Earth’s surface or becoming chemically altered by overuse, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination. It is a component of environmental soil science. Erosion barriers on disturbed slope, Marin County, California Decisions regarding appropriate crop rotation, cover crops, and planted windbreaks are central to the ability of surface soils to retain their integrity, both with respect to erosive forces and chemical change from nutrient depletion. Crop rotation is simply the conventional alternation of crops on a given field, so that nutrient depletion is avoided from repetitive chemical uptake/deposition of single crop growth.

Definition of soil conservation in the English dictionary

The definition of soil conservation in the dictionary is the preservation of soil against deterioration or erosion, and the maintenance of the fertilizing elements for crop production.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOIL CONSERVATION

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Soissons
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SOIL CONSERVATION

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Synonyms and antonyms of soil conservation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «soil conservation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOIL CONSERVATION

Find out the translation of soil conservation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of soil conservation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «soil conservation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

水土保持
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la conservación del suelo
570 millions of speakers

English

soil conservation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूमि संरक्षण
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحفاظ على التربة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сохранение почв
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conservação do solo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাটি সংরক্ষণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la conservation des sols
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemuliharaan tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bodenschutz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

土壌保全
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토양 보전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Konservasi lemah
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bảo vệ đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மண் பாதுகாப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माती संवर्धन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Toprak koruma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

conservazione del suolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ochrona gleby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

збереження грунтів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conservarea solului
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

την προστασία του εδάφους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grondbewaring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mark
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jordvern
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soil conservation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOIL CONSERVATION»

The term «soil conservation» is regularly used and occupies the 71.146 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOIL CONSERVATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soil conservation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOIL CONSERVATION»

Discover the use of soil conservation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soil conservation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Principles of Soil Conservation and Management
This volume is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in understanding the principles of soil conservation and management.
Humberto Blanco-Canqui, Humberto Blanco, R. Lal, 2008
2
Soil Erosion and Conservation
The third edition of this internationally recognized textbook will be invaluable to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying soil conservation or soil erosion in earth science, environmental science and physical geography ...
R. P. C. Morgan, 2009
3
Hydrology and Soil Conservation Engineering: Including ...
This book is designed for undergraduate students of agricultural engineering for courses in hydrology, and soil and water conservation engineering.
GHANSHYAM DAS, 2008
4
Soil Erosion, Conservation, and Rehabilitation
Discusses the latest information regarding the processes and mechanisms responsible for runoff and erosion by water in arable lands--detailing state-of-the-art water and soil conservation methods.
Agassi, 1995
5
Farmers and Soil Conservation in the Caribbean
This book considers conservation measures designed to reduce the main type of soil loss in the Caribbean, which is soil erosion by water.
F. A. Gumbs, 1994
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Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS-CN) Methodology
CHAPTER 2 SCS-CN METHOD The Soil Conservation Service Curve Number ( SCS-CN) method was developed in 1954 and is documented in Section 4 of the National Engineering Handbook (NEH-4) published by the Soil Conservation ...
S.K. Mishra, Vijay P. Singh, 2003
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Soil and Water Conservation in Semi-arid Areas
The problems of agriculture in the semi-arid regions; Assessing the possibilities for improving agriculture; Soil conservation; Water conservation; Water harvesting and use; Applications of water conservation.
Norman Hudson, 1987
8
Soil Erosion: Processes, Prediction, Measurement, and Control
Physical and economic significance of erosion; social significance of erosion; Soil-erosion research; Terminology of erosion; Development of landscapes: a context for erosion; Primary factors influencing soil erosion; Water erosion; Wind ...
Terrence J. Toy, George R. Foster, Kenneth G. Renard, 2002
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Soil Conservation and Management in Developing Countries: ...
1 SOIL CONSERVATION PRACTICES AND EROSION CONTROL IN INDIA - A CASE STUDY by D.C. Das Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation New Delhi, India ABSTRACT Erosion problems and conservation hazards through floods and ...
‎1977
10
Soil Conservation in Developing Countries: Project and ...
The main socdoeconomic concepts in the study of land degradation can be grouped into three broad categories: soil conservation as an input in agricultural production; topsoil as a natural resource, somewhere between nonrenewable and ...
Jock R. Anderson, Jesuthason Thampapillai, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOIL CONSERVATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soil conservation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Soil conservationists encouraging producers to plant more trees
CASSELTON, N.D. — The Cass County Soil Conservation District plans to plant 260,000 linear feet of trees this summer in field windbreaks, farmstead ... «INFORUM, Jun 15»
2
Richland Soil Conservation District works to get waterways clean
Keeping our waterways clean is everybody's responsibility. The Richland Soil Conservation District has several attractive management practices programs ... «The Daily News, May 15»
3
Christine Clarke: Agricultural success in Valley starts with healthy soil
This law established the Soil Conservation Service, now the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. Since that time, our ... «GazetteNET, Apr 15»
4
Earth Day is April 22; we salute the soil
This law established the Soil Conservation Service, now the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service. During these early days, ... «Agri-View, Apr 15»
5
Soil Conservation District names Farmer of the Year
The Bedford County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors present Wayne Roberts with the 2014 Conservation Farmer of the Year Award. From left: ... «Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Mar 15»
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2015 SOIL CONSERVATION POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
Emma Noble, a fourth grader at Hillsboro Elementary School, was the first-place winner in the poster contest sponsored by the Marion County Conservation ... «Hillsboro Free Press, Feb 15»
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CONSERVATION AWARDS: Silvers KBA winner
The 2014 Kansas Bankers Award Winner for soil conservation in Osage County is Silver Farms LLC. Silver Farms is operated by Lynn and Donna Silver, ... «Osage County Herald-Chronicle, Jan 15»
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USDA Observes Kick Off of the International Year of Soils
to highlight the importance of healthy soils for food security, ecosystem ... Our campaign demonstrates our renewed commitment to soil conservation and soil ... «USDA.gov, Jan 15»
9
Emmett FFA Soil Conservation Speech
Two of the Emmett FFA members competed in the IASCD Speech Contest at the District level. The competition gives students, grades 9-12, prepare a speech ... «Capital Press, Dec 14»
10
Iraq war veteran-farmer enlists with ridge-till soil conservation
Moore recommended Boge apply for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), ... natural wetlands for wildlife habitat and years of soil saving with ridge till. «Iowa Farmer Today, Nov 14»

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