Narrow stiff grass hedges for erosion control

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 245, Issue , 1997, Pages 195-203

  Ritchie, Jerry C ^a   Kemper, W Doral ^a   Englert, John M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CROPS; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL CONSERVATION;

EROSION CONTROL;

EROSION;

EID: 0030697794     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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