Anti-erosion effectiveness of selected crops and the relation to leaf area index (LAI)

Plant, Soil and Environment

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-40

  Klima, K ^a   Wiśniowska Kielian, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fodder beet; Horse bean; LAI (Leaf Area Index); Simulated rainfall; Water erosion; Winter triticale

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CANAVALIA ENSIFORMIS; TRITICOSECALE; VICIA FABA;

EID: 33644692020     PISSN: 12141178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/3343-pse     Document Type: Article

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