Cover crops and their erosion-reducing effects during concentrated flow erosion

Catena

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-244

  De Baets, S ^a   Poesen, J ^a   Meersmans, J ^b   Serlet, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c Province of West Flanders   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Erosion resistance; Rill erosion; Root distribution; Soil conservation; Winter crop

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COVER CROP; EROSION CONTROL; FODDER; GRASS; HERB; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RILL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION; SOIL STRENGTH; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TOPSOIL;

ANIMALIA; AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICA; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; PHACELIA; RAPHANUS SATIVUS; SECALE CEREALE; SINAPIS; SINAPIS ALBA;

EID: 79952247693     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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