Improved management of agricultural drainage ditches for water quality protection: An overview

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Needelman, Brian A ^a   Kleinman, Peter J A ^b   Strock, Jeffrey S ^c   Allen, Arthur L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canals; Channelized streams; Drainage ditches; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CANAL; CROP PRODUCTION; DRAINAGE WATER; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 35948993739     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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