Effectiveness of vegetative filter strips in attenuating nutrient and sediment runoff from irrigated pastures

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-360

  Hay, V ^a   Pittroff, W ^a   Tooman, E E ^a   Meyer, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; GRAZING; IRRIGATION; LIVESTOCK; NITROGEN; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT; PASTURE; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTION CONTROL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED LOAD;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747622328     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859606006216     Document Type: Article

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