Soil quality changes in eastern Washington with Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) take-out

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 432-438

  Gewin, Virginia L ^b   Kennedy, Ann C ^b   Veseth, Roger ^a   Miller, Baird C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Washington State University ^*

Author keywords

Conservation Reserve Program; Crested wheatgrass; Direct seed; Erosion, no till; Soil microbiology; Soil quality; Tillage Washington State University in Pullman

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; GRASSLAND; SOIL CONSERVATION; TILLAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033431818     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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