A new polyacrylamide (PAM) formulation for reducing erosion and phosphorus loss in rainfed agriculture

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2091-2101

  Petersen, Adam L ^a   Thompson, Anita M ^a,c   Baxter, Christopher ^b   Norman, John M ^a   Roa Espinosa, Aicardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

^c 460 Henry Mall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Erosion control; Manure; Phosphorus; Polyacrylamide; Rainfall simulation; Runoff; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; EROSION CONTROL; PHOSPHORUS LOSS; RAINFALL SIMULATION; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SURFACE WATER POLLUTION;

EROSION; POLYACRYLATES; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; SURFACE WATERS;

AGRICULTURE;

EROSION CONTROL; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL STRUCTURE;

EID: 38549090113     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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