Use of cover crops in short rotation hardwood plantations to control erosion

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 479-487

  Malik, R K ^a   Green, T H ^a   Brown, G F ^a   Mays, D ^a  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Short rotation hardwood; Soil erosion; SRWC; Sweetgum

Indexed keywords

COVER CROP; CROP ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HARDWOOD; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; PLANTATION; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LESPEDEZA CUNEATA; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM;

EID: 0034088517     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(00)00016-7     Document Type: Article

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