Reducing herbicide runoff from agricultural fields with vegetative filter strips: A review

Weed Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-367

  Krutz, L J ^a   Senseman, S A ^b   Zablotowicz, R M ^a   Matocha, M A ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Buffer strip; Degradation; Infiltration; Leaching; Microbial activity; Sedimentation; Simulated rainfall; Simulated run on

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; FIELD; HERBICIDE; RESEARCH; RETENTION;

EID: 33748071488     PISSN: 00431745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/WS-03-079R2     Document Type: Review

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