topsoil

Portuguese translation: camada superficial do solo (topsoil)

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English term or phrase:	topsoil
Portuguese translation:	camada superficial do solo (topsoil)
Entered by:	Lilian Magalhães

11:37 Nov 29, 2017

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Tech/Engineering - Agriculture / boro

English term or phrase: topsoil

É solo vegetal mesmo?
Wind and water can erode topsoil, the most nutrient-rich soil layer.

Topsoil is the upper, outermost layer of soil, usually the top 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 8 inches (20 cm). It has the highest concentration of organic matter and microorganisms and is where most of the Earth's biological soil activity occurs. Four elements constitute the composition of soil. Those elements are mineral particles, organic matter, water, and air. The volume of top soil consists of 50 to 80 percent of these particles which form the skeletal structure of most soils. This composition allows the soil to sustain its own weight, and other internal matter such as water and overlying landscape. Organic matter, another important element, varies on quantity on different soils. This provokes positive and negative effects or reactions on the soil. The strength of soil structure decreases with the presence of organic matter, creating weak bearing capacities. Organic matter condenses and or settles in different ways under certain conditions, such as roadbeds and foundations. The skeletal structure becomes affected once the soil is dewatered. The soil's volume substantially decreases. It decomposes and suffers wind erosion.[1]

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camada superficial do solo (topsoil)

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Faria a tradução e deixaria topsoil entre parênteses.

Embrapa
https://www.embrapa.br/web/mobile/publicacoes/-/publicacao/1...
Transposição de "Topsoil" (camada superficial do solo) para a restauração ecológica no Cerrado.

https://www.google.com.br/search?num=100&rlz=1C1GCEA_enBR770...

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Creio que topsoil = terra vegetal somente quando ela é extraída para ser comercializada, o que não parece ser o seu caso.

Mais uma referência importante:
https://books.google.com.br/books?id=OXSaAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA492&l...
...manejo da camada superficial do solo (topsoil)...

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Local time: 19:35

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