Soil erosion rates under intensive vegetable production on clay loam, strongly structured soils at Pukekohe, New Zealand

Australian Journal of Soil Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 947-961

  Basher, L R ^a   Ross, C W ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Caesium 137; Market gardening; Tillage erosion; Topsoil depth; Water erosion

Indexed keywords

EROSION; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION; WATER;

CLAY LOAM;

SOILS;

CLAY LOAM; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE; TOPSOIL; WATER EROSION;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; PUKEKOHE;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 0036384860     PISSN: 00049573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/SR01116     Document Type: Article

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