The possibilities inherent in a soil or land in general, of being capable of conversion to a particular use. Many classifications of the capability of land for particular uses exist, and a large number are ‘pedocentric’ (Rossiter, 1996).
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Rossiter, D.G., 1996. A theoretical framework for land evaluation (with discussion). Geoderma, 72: 165–202.
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(2008). Capability. In: Chesworth, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3995-9_86
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