Provisional terms awaiting review
"living mulch understory"
used in 14 records by 3 members · candidate mapping: cover crop family · records keep the original wording either way
"bio-priming"
used in 6 records · overlaps biological seed treatment · below k=5 members using it — flagged
Recent decisions
review promotes, merges or rejects — with history| Term | Decision | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| "strip-till" | approved · mapped to min-till family | 86 records reclassified · each keeps both the original and mapped term |
| "companion cropping (osr)" | promoted · new approved term | reference table updated · effective date recorded |
| "soil conditioner plus" | rejected · product name, not a practice | redirected to product library review |
How the vocabulary stays honest
Reference first
contributors pick from managed reference tables; "not listed" creates a provisional term, never a silent free-text fact
Nothing silent
provisional terms never alter the approved taxonomy until reviewed — and they're visibly provisional everywhere they appear
History kept
records keep the original wording beside the mapped term; decisions carry dates and reviewers
Filters honest
explorer facets expose term status — a cohort can include or exclude provisional-term records deliberately
Taxonomy rules: provisional terms never silently alter the approved taxonomy; imported wording survives mapping;
decisions are dated, attributed and reversible only by a further recorded decision.