Management options to decrease phosphorus and sediment losses from irrigated cropland grazed by cattle and sheep

Soil Use and Management

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-233

  McDowell, R W ^a   Houlbrooke, D J ^a  

^a INVERMAY AGRICULTURAL CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cropland; Grazing; Particulate phosphorus; Pasture; Phosphorus; Runoff; Treading

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CROP; FORAGE; NUTRIENT LOSS; PASTURE; SHEEP; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TYPE; SUBSURFACE FLOW;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANIMALIA; BOS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 69249114183     PISSN: 02660032     EISSN: 14752743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-2743.2009.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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