Soil erosion estimation in conservation tillage systems with poultry litter application using RUSLE 2.0 model

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 410-419

  Nyakatawa, E Z ^a   Jakkula, V ^b   Reddy, K C ^a   Lemunyon, J L ^c   Norris Jr , B E ^d  

^a ALABAMA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d Tennessee Valley Regional Research and Extension Center   (United States)

Author keywords

C factor; Conservation tillage; Cover crop; RUSLE 2.0; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EROSION; NITROGEN;

C-FACTOR; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COVER CROP;

SOILS;

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; CROPPING PRACTICE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LITTER; NITROGEN; POULTRY; SOIL EROSION; SUSTAINABILITY;

COTTON; FOREST LITTER; NITROGEN; SOIL EROSION;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 34248212135     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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