Assessment of tillage translocation and tillage erosion by hoeing on the steep land in hilly areas of Sichuan, China

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-107

  Zhang, J H ^a   Lobb, D A ^b   Li, Y ^c   Liu, G C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Hoeing tillage; Steep hillslope; Tillage erosion; Tillage translocation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ROCKS; SOILS;

HOEING; TILLAGE TRANSLOCATION;

EROSION;

HILLSLOPE; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

EID: 1242277720     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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