Effects of erosion control practices on runoff, soil loss, and yield of strawberries in the Lower Fraser Valley

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 91-97

  Van Vliet, L J P ^a   Hall, J W ^a   Fast, D ^b  

^a SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

across slope; cover crop; erosion control; runoff; runoff coefficient; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGATE;

EID: 0030954132     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/s96-055     Document Type: Article

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