Land use effects on runoff and water quality on an eastern Arkansas soil under simulated rainfall

Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 231-253

  Harper, T W ^a   Brye, K R ^a   Daniel, T C ^a   Slaton, N A ^a   Haggard, B E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Arkansas; Conventional tillage; Native prairie; No tillage; Runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049155717     PISSN: 10440046     EISSN: 15407578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10440040802170806     Document Type: Article

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