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Record 1 2018-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

Land that is naturally unfavourable for land‐associated human activities [and] cannot be used for cultivation under any conditions.

OBS

Not to be confused with "waste ground" which, although not cultivated, is not necessarily unable to be cultivated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

Terrain impropre à la culture ou inutilisable à des fins productives.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «terrain vague» qui, bien que non cultivé, pourrait être cultivable.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
Key term(s)
  • tierras incultas
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