Assessment of the Georgia phosphorus index on farm at the field scale for grassland management

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-210

  Butler, D M ^a   Franklin, D H ^b   Cabrera, M L ^c   Risse, L M ^c   Radcliffe, D E ^d   West, L T ^e   Gaskin, J W ^d  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Department of Crop and Soil Sciences ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Forages; Phosphorus; Phosphorus index; Runoff; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIOAVAILABILITY; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PASTURE; PHOSPHORUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953494277     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.65.3.200     Document Type: Article

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