Simulation of sediment and nitrate loss on a vertisol with conservation tillage practices

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2139-2145

  King, K W ^a,b   Richardson, C W ^a,b   Williams, J R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ASAE ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Modeling; Nitrate; Simulation; Vertisols

Indexed keywords

NITRATES; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION; WATERSHEDS;

CLAY SOIL; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; SHRINKING; SOIL NITRATE; SOIL SWELLING; TILLAGE; VERTISOL;

USA, TEXAS, BLACKLAND PRAIRIE;

EID: 0030303567     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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