Narrow grass hedge effects on runoff and soil loss

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 190-196

  Gilley, J E ^a   Eghball, B ^a   Kramer, L A ^b   Moorman, T B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation farming; Grass filters; No till systems; Reduced tillage systems; Runoff; Sediment detention; Soil loss

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; GRASS; MAIZE; PLANT RESIDUE; RAIN; RUNOFF; SIMULATION; SOIL EROSION; SWITCHGRASS; TILLAGE SYSTEM;

EROSION CONTROL; HEDGEROW; RUNOFF; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033898492     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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