Erosion-preventive crop rotations and water erosion rates on undulating slopes in Lithuania

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-186

  Jankauskas, B ^a   Jankauskiene, G ^a   Fullen, M A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Erosion preventive crop rotations; Temperate climate; Undulating upland topography; Water erosion rates

Indexed keywords

CROP ROTATION; EROSION CONTROL; HILLSLOPE; SOIL EROSION; UPLAND REGION;

BALTIC STATES; EURASIA; EUROPE; LITHUANIA; NORTHERN EUROPE;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; POACEAE; SECALE CEREALE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 4143059420     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S03-029     Document Type: Article

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