Cation Exchange Capacity
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Agriculture & Forestry Dictionary
Definition
An agriculture and forestry concept defining practices, measurements, or management tools used in land-based production and stewardship. It applies when operational prerequisites are satisfied and produces defined effects on productivity, sustainability, or resource condition. It does not replace monitoring and adaptive management and cannot ensure outcomes without proper implementation.
Cation Exchange Capacity
Commerce, Trade & Industry Dictionary
Definition
The total capacity of a soil to adsorb and exchange positively charged ions (cations) on its exchange sites, expressed as centimoles of charge per kilogram of soil (cmolc·kg⁻¹); a property determined by the quantity and type of clay minerals and organic matter at a specified soil pH and measurement condition.