Forage species and canopy cover effects on runoff from small plots

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 349-359

  Self Davis, M L ^a   Moore Jr , P A ^b   Daniel, T C ^b   Nichols, D J ^c   Sauer, T J ^c   West, C P ^b   Aiken, G E ^d   Edwards, D R ^d  

^a Freed Hardeman University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c USDA ARS National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamagrass; Ground cover; Infiltration; Runoff; Simulated rainfall; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; PASTURE; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; VEGETATION COVER;

BOTHRIOCHLOA; BOTHRIOCHLOA BLADHII; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; FESTUCA; PANICUM; PANICUM VIRGATUM; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; TRIPSACUM; TRIPSACUM DACTYLOIDES;

EID: 0345526390     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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