Soil coverage by residue as affected by ten crop species under no-till in the northern Great Plains

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-13

  Merrill, Stephen D ^a   Krupinsky, Joseph M ^a   Tanaka, Donald L ^a   Anderson, Randy L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop residue; Diverse cropping system; No till; Water erosion; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

CROP; EROSION CONTROL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL COVER; SOIL QUALITY; ZERO TILLAGE;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS; GLYCINE MAX; HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LINUM USITATISSIMUM; PISUM SATIVUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33845372220     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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