Assessing nutrient losses with soil erosion under different tillage systems and their implications on water quality

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 15-18, 2007, Pages 1135-1140

  Munodawafa, Adelaide ^a  

^a MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Nutrient losses; Soil erosion; Tillage; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; RUNOFF; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CONSERVATION TILLAGE; MULCH RIPPING; NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; NUTRIENT LOSS; TIED RIDGING;

EROSION;

MULCHING; NUTRIENT LOSS; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; TILLAGE; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

ALGAE;

EID: 34548572738     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.033     Document Type: Article

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