Comparison of conventional and no-tillage corn and soybean production on runoff and erosion in the southeastern US Piedmont

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-60

  Raczkowski, Charles W ^a   Reyes, Manuel R ^a   Reddy, Gudigopuram B ^a   Busscher, Warren J ^b   Bauer, Phil J ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation tillage; Conventional tillage; Crop residue; Infiltration; No till; Runoff; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CLAY LOAM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATION TILLAGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP RESIDUE; CROP ROTATION; INFILTRATION; MAIZE; PIEDMONT; RAINFALL; RAINSTORM; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROFILE; SOYBEAN; ZERO TILLAGE;

PIEDMONT [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 71749113590     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.64.1.53     Document Type: Article

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