Use of biosolids to enhance rangeland forage quality

Water Environment Research

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 455-461

  McFarland, Michael J ^a   Vasquez, Issaak Romero ^a   Vutran, MaiAnh ^a   Schmitz, Mark ^b   Brobst, Robert B ^c  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

^b Division of Water Quality   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Invasive species; Rangelands

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSOLIDS; CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; SOIL MOISTURE;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOISTURE HOLDING CAPACITY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RANGELANDS; STABILIZED BIOSOLIDS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

NITROGEN; FERTILIZER; WATER;

AGRONOMY; BIOSOLID; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COMPOST; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FORAGE; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; RANGELAND; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; WEED CONTROL; WILDFIRE; YIELD RESPONSE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOSOLID; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FORAGE QUALITY; FORAGE YIELD; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGELAND; SOIL MOISTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; SEWAGE; SOIL; UNITED STATES;

BROMUS TECTORUM; POACEAE;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FERTILIZERS; PLANTS; SEWAGE; SOIL; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER;

EID: 77953166480     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143009X12529484815872     Document Type: Article

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