Cost effectiveness of conservation practices in controlling water erosion in Iowa

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-78

  Zhou, X ^a   Al Kaisi, M ^b   Helmers, M J ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation practices; Economic benefit; Soil erosion; Water Erosion Prediction Project model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ASSOCIATED WATER; CHISEL PLOWS; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CORN YIELDS; CORN-SOYBEAN ROTATIONS; COSTS AND BENEFITS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ERODED SOILS; FLAT AREA; GRASS FILTER STRIP; GRASSED WATERWAYS; HIGH WATER; LAND RESOURCES; NO TILLAGE; NO-TILL; SEDIMENT REDUCTION; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SLOPE GRADIENTS; SOIL EROSION; SOIL LOSS; SOIL WATER; TILLAGE SYSTEM; TYPICAL SOILS; WATER EROSION; WATER EROSION PREDICTION PROJECT MODEL; WATER EROSION PREDICTION PROJECT MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; AGRICULTURE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SETTLING TANKS; SIMULATORS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; TOOLS; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

EROSION;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION; WATER EROSION; WATER QUALITY;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 71749107936     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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