Soil and runoff response to dairy manure application on New Mexico rangeland

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 131, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 255-262

  Cabrera, V E ^a   Stavast, L J ^b   Baker, T T ^a   Wood, M K ^c   Cram, D S ^a   Flynn, R P ^c   Ulery, A L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b US Department   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy nutrient utilization; Environmental stewardship; Organic amendment; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; MANURE; RANGELAND; RUNOFF; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SOIL IMPROVEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROPERTY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOUTELOUA GRACILIS;

EID: 63049138011     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.01.022     Document Type: Article

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