Effects of burn/low-till on erosion and soil quality

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 2-9

  McCool, D K ^a   Pannkuk, C D ^b   Kennedy, A C ^a   Fletcher, P S ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Beaverhead Deerlodge National Forest ^*  (United States)

^c USFS   (United States)

Author keywords

Burning; Erosion; No till; Removal; Residue; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS; CROPS; EROSION; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

AFTER-BURNING; BURNING; CONVENTIONAL TILLAGE; CROP COVER; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; FIELD STUDIES; NO-TILL; REMOVAL; RESIDUE; SOIL DISTURBANCES; SOIL EROSION; SOIL LOSSES; SOIL QUALITY; SURFACE RESIDUES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; WINTER SEASONS; WINTER WHEAT;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

BURNING; COVER CROP; CROP RESIDUE; CROPPING PRACTICE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL QUALITY; TILL; TILLAGE; WHEAT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 50849109167     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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